Re:Replace TrueCrypt – Candidate alternatives
by BuildTheRobots on Thursday May 29, 2014 @09:32PM
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The fact that Bitlocker really wants a TPM to work properly rather than being entirely in software is a pain.
The fact the German and recently Chinese governments have specifically banned their users from trusting windows 8 + TPM doesn't thrill me with confidence.
The fact that bitlocker kindly sends a copy of your HDD recovery key to Microsoft if you have windows 8 linked to your live account doesn't strike me as brilliant, either.
Oh, and the fact I need to upgrade to the Ultimate or Enterprise editions of Windows means it doesn't help a large majority of users.
Even if truecrypt were written as part of an NSA/FBI joint project it's still works across the three main OS's and it has the source code available for scrutiny (deterministic build issues aside).
The fact the German and recently Chinese governments have specifically banned their users from trusting windows 8 + TPM doesn't thrill me with confidence.
The fact that bitlocker kindly sends a copy of your HDD recovery key to Microsoft if you have windows 8 linked to your live account doesn't strike me as brilliant, either.
Oh, and the fact I need to upgrade to the Ultimate or Enterprise editions of Windows means it doesn't help a large majority of users.
Even if truecrypt were written as part of an NSA/FBI joint project it's still works across the three main OS's and it has the source code available for scrutiny (deterministic build issues aside).