Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoMicrosoft BitLocker-protected drives can now be opened with just some files on a USB stick — YellowKey zero-day exploit demonstrates an apparent backdoorwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square166linkfedilinkarrow-up1979arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1975arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft BitLocker-protected drives can now be opened with just some files on a USB stick — YellowKey zero-day exploit demonstrates an apparent backdoorwww.tomshardware.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square166linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-square9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoIts whole-volume encryption, not file encryption. Most modern CPUs have built-in AES-NI instructions so its not much of a performance penalty (as long as AES is used for encryption).
Its whole-volume encryption, not file encryption. Most modern CPUs have built-in AES-NI instructions so its not much of a performance penalty (as long as AES is used for encryption).