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to: Mike N.
from: Rich
date: 2007-03-18 12:11:12
subject: Re: Bitlocker and debuggers

From: "Rich" 

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   I believe this is referring to a kernel debugger not a user mode =
debugger.  A user mode debugger shouldn't affect anything.

Rich

  "Mike N."  wrote in message =
news:rvqqv29g7jd8ahsrrrn1ou735grkpkib3i{at}4ax.com...

  =
http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/c61f2a12-8ae6-4957-=
b031-97b4d762cf311033.mspx?mfr=3Dtrue

  "Note: =20
   We strongly recommend that you do not run a debugger when BitLocker =
is
  enabled. Running a debugger on your BitLocker-enabled computer =
requires you
  to follow the recovery process every time you restart the computer."
  =20
     This seems bizarre - what developer doesn't use a debugger?  Do =
they
  have to enter the recovery process on every reboot?

     It smacks of part of the DRM-chain of command integrity protection
  sensing a possible chink in the armor, so they just force a recovery
  process to prevent the possibility of  watching any video larger than =
480
  lines with a 3rd party viewer.
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   I believe this is =
referring to a=20
kernel debugger not a user mode debugger.  A user mode debugger =
shouldn't=20
affect anything.
 
Rich
 

  "Mike N." <mike{at}u-spam-u-die.net>">mailto:mike{at}u-spam-u-die.net">mike{at}u-spam-u-die.net>
=
wrote in=20
  message news:rvqqv29g7jd=
8ahsrrrn1ou735grkpkib3i{at}4ax.com...http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/c61f2a12-8a=
e6-4957-b031-97b4d762cf311033.mspx?mfr=3Dtrue">http://technet2.microsoft.=
com/WindowsVista/en/library/c61f2a12-8ae6-4957-b031-97b4d762cf311033.mspx=
?mfr=3Dtrue"Note: =20
   We strongly recommend that you do not run a debugger when =
BitLocker=20
  isenabled. Running a debugger on your BitLocker-enabled computer =
requires=20
  youto follow the recovery process every time you restart the=20
  computer."    This
seems bizarre - what =
developer=20
  doesn't use a debugger?  Do theyhave to enter the recovery =
process on=20
  every reboot?   It smacks of part
of the DRM-chain =
of=20
  command integrity protectionsensing a possible chink in the armor, =
so they=20
  just force a recoveryprocess to prevent the possibility of  =
watching=20
  any video larger than 480lines with a 3rd party=20
viewer.

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