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Re: Using Bitlocker
From: "Judd, Taylor Allen" <tjudd () ILLINOIS EDU>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:17:08 +0000
There are four or five spin offs to truecrypt at the moment. A few listed below. I'd be curious the impression of these tools and the "trust" behind their code? https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/ http://mhogomchungu.github.io/zuluCrypt/ https://ciphershed.org/ Even if you use a spin off, there have been many discussions as to the legality of the license as truecrypt used a custom license that raises some trademark/copyright concerns. I also haven't heard anything recently about the truecrypt 7.1a audit that was supposedly still ongoing. Last I saw on the audit but not sure how reliable the source is: https://cryptoservices.github.io/fde/2015/02/18/truecrypt-phase-two.html For now if I'm doing full disk encryption I use the application native to the platform, windows:bitlocker, osx:filevault, linux:dm-crypt/luks Then for container based encryption I still use the 7.1a variant of truecrypt. Taylor From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Tim Faircloth Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 7:28 AM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Using Bitlocker We're starting to use BitLocker as a replacement for TrueCrypt (using Virtual Drive files). My only complaint is that it's a bit unwieldy; you have to get into disk management in order to mount/unmount drives. Does anyone have any suggestions for an alternate front-end? /tim -- Tim Faircloth System Administrator, GSW IIT 229-931-5076 From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of KILDARE,Duane V Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 10:19 AM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU<mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU> Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Using Bitlocker I am thinking of using Bitlocker on systems for persons who handle sensitive information. I am just enquiring, if anyone has used Bitlocker in any implementation, and any issues you had or concerns? Duane Kildare Information Technology Officer Office of the University CIO The University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters Hermitage Road Kingston 7 Jamaica W.I Internal Extension: 8903 (876) 702-2433/3641 (Office)
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- Re: Using Bitlocker KILDARE,Duane V (Mar 30)
- Re: Using Bitlocker Garmon, Joel (Mar 30)
- Re: Using Bitlocker McCrone, Kevin (Mar 30)
- Re: Using Bitlocker randy (Mar 30)
- Re: Using Bitlocker Tim Faircloth (Mar 31)
- Re: Using Bitlocker Judd, Taylor Allen (Mar 31)
- Re: Using Bitlocker Everett, Alex D (Mar 31)
- Re: Using Bitlocker Oscar Knight (Mar 31)
- Re: Using Bitlocker Jennifer Mehl (Mar 31)
- Re: Using Bitlocker Judd, Taylor Allen (Mar 31)
- Re: Using Bitlocker Garmon, Joel (Mar 30)