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Windows Encryption (laptops)

  • 13-05-2008 11:57am
    #1
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 41,240 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    (I wasn't sure if this should go in the security of forum or not - mods feel free to move)

    With all the talk of laptops disappearing recently, we (I!) are looking at ways for encrypting laptop drives.
    Does anyone know any good software for this (on XP & Vista)?
    Are they usually updateable products?


    I know that most data should be stored on the network with VPN or whatever but its not always feasable so this is why we are covering our ass here.


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  • #2
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    Vista comes with Bit Locker which should help. Otherwise, NTFS can be encrypted.


  • #3
    Mehh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 76 ✭✭Mehh


    Pointsec seems to be industry standard, if you don't mind paying for it!


  • #4
    kaimera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,396 ✭✭✭✭kaimera


    feylya wrote: »
    Vista comes with Bit Locker which should help. Otherwise, NTFS can be encrypted.
    BitLocker Drive Encryption is a full disk encryption feature included with Microsoft's Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Enterprise and Windows Server 2008 operating system

    Not all flavours of Vista


  • #5
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    kbannon wrote: »
    (I wasn't sure if this should go in the security of forum or not - mods feel free to move)

    With all the talk of laptops disappearing recently, we (I!) are looking at ways for encrypting laptop drives.
    Does anyone know any good software for this (on XP & Vista)?
    Are they usually updateable products?


    I know that most data should be stored on the network with VPN or whatever but its not always feasable so this is why we are covering our ass here.

    ROFL. :D I am going through the exact same thing. I have been asked to source encryption software for our laptops (me being the junior DBA, of course).

    Safeboot and Credant were two that were recommended to me. I'm reading up on them at the moment.


  • #6
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 41,240 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    kaimera wrote: »
    Not all flavours of Vista
    I have Vista Business - no Bit Locker by default :(
    Tom Dunne wrote: »
    ROFL. :D I am going through the exact same thing. I have been asked to source encryption software for our laptops (me being the junior DBA, of course).

    Safeboot and Credant were two that were recommended to me. I'm reading up on them at the moment.
    When you have finished reading, let me know which you have decided upon! :D


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  • #7
    papu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭papu


    kbannon wrote: »
    I have Vista Business - no Bit Locker by default :(


    When you have finished reading, let me know which you have decided upon! :D


    you could try
    http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/110396-bitlocker-enable-without-tpm.html


  • #8
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,596 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Ok it's not encryption, but you can set the a password on the hard drive in most laptop BIOS's. The data can still be read by data recovery people who mount the platters in a special machine.

    www.truecrypt.org - free etc.

    NTFS encryption - make your password recovery disk
    best to put on Xp service pack 3 / Vista service pack 1 first because there was something about encryption settingc changing on earlier realease ( if I could remember exactly what I'd post a link )

    [edit] truecrypt can do full partitions now !
    # Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk.

    # Encrypts an entire partition or storage device such as USB flash drive or hard drive.

    # Encrypts a partition or drive where Windows is installed (pre-boot authentication).

    # Encryption is automatic, real-time (on-the-fly) and transparent.

    # Encryption algorithms: AES-256, Serpent, and Twofish. Mode of operation: XTS


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