Re:MacOS FileVault2 Password Retrieval
by Sephr on Friday December 16, 2016 @05:45PM
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> Do you mean that the attacker can force you to wake up and unlock the computer? In that case FDE is not moot anyway, no?
The Windows lockscreen has had a law enforcement backdoor since at least Windows XP. This effectively makes FDE worthless on Windows if you only put your computer to sleep instead of a full shutdown.
The Windows lockscreen has had a law enforcement backdoor since at least Windows XP. This effectively makes FDE worthless on Windows if you only put your computer to sleep instead of a full shutdown.