• BaroqueInMind@kbin.social
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      9 months ago

      Bit locker is a password controlled drive encryption. Am I being dumb or are you seriously saying that?

      • tias@discuss.tchncs.de
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        9 months ago

        I guess they mean use the password as part of the encryption key, or encrypt the key with the password. Bitlocker doesn’t use the user’s password in that way, which is why it can boot an encrypted system without user interaction. That part always seemed very sketchy to me.

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        9 months ago

        Password is one of several unlock methods for bitlocker. Others include PIN (which can include letters and symbols, no don’t ask me why it’s called PIN), external drive, network service, TPM key, or a combination of those.