Re: Laptop encryption experiences

["Tonkin, Derek K." <Derek_Tonkin () BAYLOR EDU>]

FWIW, we use PGP's Whole-Disk Encryption product and it does work with hibernate (not standby or suspend).

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Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Laptop encryption experiences

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On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:36:40 EST, randy marchany said:

> 1. Whole disk encryption (WDE) aka Full Disk Encryption (FDE) only protects
> your data if a) the system has been powered off

And don't forget that "suspend" or "hibernate" is *not* a power-off.  This is
particularly important for those laptop users who almost always suspend, and
only actually power off or reboot every few months, if at all.


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