From: "Antti Kurenniemi" 

Yea, I've always disliked encrypting data so widely. Encrypt only and
exactly those parts (files) that you really really need to (and most people
don't have anything that needs to be encrypted), but definately not the
system itself as it makes disaster recovery pretty much impossible. This
one's also worded in a funny way: "By default, the entire system
partition in Windows Vista is encrypted to ensure that hackers cannot get
at your data if your PC is stolen." - so, they can't get to my
*system* partition, but if I have a separate partition for my data, that
won't be encrypted by default? 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
> startup
> in a secure boot mode that prevents network-based attacks from infecting
> 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
> 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
> the
> boot process to fix the system, an encrypted volume so even if my data
> 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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