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to: Antti Kurenniemi
from: Rich
date: 2005-08-16 23:59:46
subject: Re: Vista features

From: "Rich" 

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   Encrypt any volume you want.

Rich

  "Antti Kurenniemi"  wrote
in message =
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. =
This=20
  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..
  >
  >=20


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   Encrypt
any volume you=20
want.
 
Rich
 

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

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