Re: pointsec vs. Guardian Edge

["Pettis, Frederick" <fpettis () MONTANA EDU>]

Roger,
Do you have a link on how to setup BitLocker on a system without a TPM
1.2 chip?  The BitLocker overview on Microsoft's site shows this as a
requirement under section 2.1.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa906017.aspx#EGB

I would love to be able to test it on a system without a TPM. 


Thanks,
Fred Pettis
Desktop Security Specialist
MSU - Bozeman
(406) 994-6077 
-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Safian [mailto:r-safian () NORTHWESTERN EDU] 
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 1:56 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] pointsec vs. Guardian Edge

At 02:38 PM 1/12/2007, Pettis, Frederick put fingers to keyboard and
wrote:
> The system needs to have a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) chip to 
> support BitLocker.  I think most new systems come with it.

You don't need a TPM (and remember, that's a TPM 1.2 chip...I've seen
systems recently for sale with a 1.1) chip, but you do get additional
options if you do have one.

It's not in most new systems, but many business class systems now come
with the chip.

I think it makes sense to make sure you have one, since it will open up
options if you do, and you don't have to use it.


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