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antheas
if you use secure boot, just turn on bitlocker
if you use secure boot
, just turn on bitlocker
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A
antheas
if you use secure boot, just turn on bitlocker
K
Kid
•
6/30/24, 12:44 AM
I will
!
But I
'd prefer to type a passphrase
P
Pez
•
6/30/24, 12:44 AM
just remember this is all to stop one crackhead
K
Kid
I will! But I'd prefer to type a passphrase
A
antheas
OP
•
6/30/24, 12:44 AM
bitlocker supports passphrases
P
Pez
•
6/30/24, 12:44 AM
it doesn
't make it safe to take your data through an airport
A
antheas
bitlocker supports passphrases
K
Kid
•
6/30/24, 12:45 AM
gr8 thx
.
A
antheas
OP
•
6/30/24, 12:45 AM
unsure if windows gated that feature
J
Johnny Appleseed
•
6/30/24, 12:45 AM
I tried the TPM just thing and it got my configuration from having to enter my password once to twice so success ig
A
antheas
OP
•
6/30/24, 12:45 AM
it also does pin
+ tpm
P
Pez
it doesn't make it safe to take your data through an airport
K
Kid
•
6/30/24, 12:45 AM
.
.
.
A
antheas
it also does pin + tpm
K
Kid
•
6/30/24, 12:45 AM
perfect
A
antheas
OP
•
6/30/24, 12:45 AM
maybe its pro only tho check it out
K
Kid
...
P
Pez
•
6/30/24, 12:45 AM
traveling international
? buy a new device
.
A
antheas
OP
•
6/30/24, 12:45 AM
but bitlocker is not easy to bypass
J
Johnny Appleseed
•
6/30/24, 12:45 AM
For me the only reason I really care about encryption is if I have to RMA a drive my data isn
't on it in plain form
P
Pez
•
6/30/24, 12:45 AM
domestic travel is probably ok in most places
J
Johnny Appleseed
•
6/30/24, 12:46 AM
If someone cares enough to physically steal my entire hardware I got other problems
P
Pez
it doesn't make it safe to take your data through an airport
K
Kid
•
6/30/24, 12:46 AM
a 16 character password with upper
, lower
, numbers and special characters takes a lifetime to bruteforce
P
Pez
•
6/30/24, 12:46 AM
like they need to do that
P
Pez
•
6/30/24, 12:46 AM
they have problem solving money
P
Pez
except the fact you cheaped out on a damn wrench and the wrench broke
H
halva
•
6/30/24, 12:46 AM
use it on a cryptobro with all of their life savings in coins
, call that high ROI
P
Pez
•
6/30/24, 12:46 AM
you have problem solving free operating system anyone can download online
K
Kid
•
6/30/24, 12:46 AM
maby there is a backdoor for bitlocker
K
Kid
•
6/30/24, 12:46 AM
they will call bill
J
Johnny Appleseed
•
6/30/24, 12:46 AM
Plenty
P
Pez
•
6/30/24, 12:46 AM
^
P
Pez
•
6/30/24, 12:47 AM
only
.
. heaps
J
Johnny Appleseed
•
6/30/24, 12:47 AM
I mean the backup key automatically syncs to OneDrive
J
Johnny Appleseed
•
6/30/24, 12:47 AM
It doesn
't take much effort
J
Johnny Appleseed
•
6/30/24, 12:47 AM
Its not really an anti NSA measure or anything
K
Kid
•
6/30/24, 12:47 AM
and luks is opensource
, so no known backdoor
but the feds might studied decryption
:P
K
Kid
•
6/30/24, 12:47 AM
for luks
J
Johnny Appleseed
•
6/30/24, 12:47 AM
It just means theft is slightly less worrisome
P
Pez
•
6/30/24, 12:47 AM
no known backdoor doesn
't mean they don
't have resources to find and not disclose flaws
P
Pez
•
6/30/24, 12:48 AM
which has been shown to be the case time and time again
K
Kid
•
6/30/24, 12:48 AM
okay
.
.
.
. I guess nothing is 100
% secure
but still
.
.
. I
'll encrypt
K
Kid
•
6/30/24, 12:49 AM
so the f
cker that steals my sh
t has to wipe at least
K
Kid
•
6/30/24, 12:49 AM
normal human being
P
Pez
•
6/30/24, 12:49 AM
you might as well just travel with an iphone if that
's all you care about
K
Kid
•
6/30/24, 12:49 AM
with graphene OS
P
Pez
•
6/30/24, 12:50 AM
do not use that
J
Johnny Appleseed
•
6/30/24, 12:50 AM
Different threat models and all that but with even a simple passphrase chances are the data just gets wiped if stolen
H
halva
•
6/30/24, 12:50 AM
they
'd wipe anyway
, nobody
's going to look at your vacation photos
H
halva
•
6/30/24, 12:50 AM
or whatever you keep on your computer
H
halva
they'd wipe anyway, nobody's going to look at your vacation photos
K
Kid
•
6/30/24, 12:50 AM
good
!
but the feds
.
.
.
J
Johnny Appleseed
•
6/30/24, 12:50 AM
Lol
P
Pez
•
6/30/24, 12:50 AM
if you
're worried about the feds you are asking way below their paygrade chief
K
Kid
•
6/30/24, 12:51 AM
is it a crime
, to not give encryption keys to feds
, if they have a search warrant
?
P
Pez
•
6/30/24, 12:51 AM
yes
P
Pez
•
6/30/24, 12:51 AM
they can find you guilty for witholding information under duress
H
halva
•
6/30/24, 12:51 AM
literally nobody cares about you in particular unless you
're some fuckin julian assange
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