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  • Re: PSA: Veracrypt has pre boot authentication (& why it's better for o

    From Paul@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, January 25, 2026 00:03:28
    Subject: Re: PSA: Veracrypt has pre boot authentication (& why it's better for older PCs)

    On Sat, 1/24/2026 10:17 PM, Christoph Heinz wrote:
    On 25/01/2026 02:57, Maria Sophia wrote:
    which has uniformity and protection advantages over Bitlocker FDE.

    Welche "Schutzvorteile" meinen Sie?

    The Wikipedia doesn't have a good FDE article.

    https://www.seagate.com/ca/en/support/kb/full-disk-encryption-faqs-technical-support-205983en/

    The information on WDC is thinner.

    https://www.westerndigital.com/en-ca/solutions/data-security/data-protection

    ... TCG SSC

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opal_Storage_Specification

    The topic does not inspire awe, if it is so poorly documented.

    It might have advantages or disadvantages -- we don't know.

    Paul

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  • From Paul@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, January 25, 2026 02:14:44
    Subject: Re: PSA: Veracrypt has pre boot authentication (& why it's better for older PCs)

    On Sun, 1/25/2026 12:58 AM, Maria Sophia wrote:


    In summary, Veracrypt is the solution that is designed by users for users, while, IMHO, Bitlocker is a marketing abomination designed for MS lock-in.

    One problem with the protection placed on Home, is users
    not being aware it is present.

    That's a pretty big issue.

    Encryption involves a cost:benefit analysis. If
    a given implementation is mostly cost, and no benefit,
    why is it even there ?

    manage-bde -status

    Either don't use encryption, or design your own encryption
    scheme that meets your requirements. If that means upgrading
    to Pro as a solution, then fine, disable the Home version
    of encryption, then do the Upgrade. Or, go with Veracrypt
    or something similar.

    When an OS has strange policies, you're pretty well forced
    to stay on top of every subsystem :-/

    Paul

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