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From: "Rich"
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Encrypt any volume you want.
Rich
"Antti Kurenniemi" wrote
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news:4302d9ba$1{at}w3.nls.net...
Yea, I've always disliked encrypting data so widely. Encrypt only and=20
exactly those parts (files) that you really really need to (and most =
people=20
don't have anything that needs to be encrypted), but definately not =
the=20
system itself as it makes disaster recovery pretty much impossible. =
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one's also worded in a funny way: "By default, the entire system =
partition=20
in Windows Vista is encrypted to ensure that hackers cannot get at =
your data=20
if your PC is stolen." - so, they can't get to my *system* partition, =
but if=20
I have a separate partition for my data, that won't be encrypted by =
default?=20
And that makes it difficult for hackers to get to my data, exactly =
how?
Idjeets.
Antti Kurenniemi
"Geo" wrote in message
news:430285a3$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Secure Startup. As with Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows Vista will=20
> startup
> in a secure boot mode that prevents network-based attacks from =
infecting=20
> the
> system.
>
> Full Volume Encryption. By default, the entire system partition in =
Windows
> Vista is encrypted to ensure that hackers cannot get at your data if =
your=20
> PC
> is stolen.
>
> Windows Rights Management Client. Windows Vista will include the =
latest
> Windows RMS client.
>
> Integrated support for TPM hardware. Microsoft's so-called Palladium =
work
> will ensure that Windows Vista installs on TPM-enabled hardware are =
as
> secure as is possible. Security features in the OS will store =
encryption
> keys that rely on the TPM chipset, ensuring that your data will be =
safe if
> the hard drive is ever removed from the system during physical =
theft.
>
> ----------------------
>
> wow, just what I always wanted.. a secure boot mode so I can't =
interrupt=20
> the
> boot process to fix the system, an encrypted volume so even if my =
data=20
> isn't
> trashed I won't be able to get to it unless I can boot the system, =
DRM for
> all those who want to limit my ability to work with information in a =
> format
> that I prefer, and Palladium which all by itself is enough to put me =
off..
>
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