Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day 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-square149linkfedilinkarrow-up1907arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1904arrow-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 · 1 day agomessage-square149linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarehumanspiral@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·1 day agoBitlocker was developed entirely inside MSFT. Upon further review, there is a chance that this is all somewhat normal behaviour. Part of MSFT safeOS to make it convenient to recover bitlocker access, and update windows.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours agoNormal behaviour? -“Well it turns out we just said your data was protected, for your, ehrm, satisfaction?”
minus-squareLeon@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·17 hours agoAnd be able to easily comply with law enforcement requests for decryption. Ergo, the encryption is actually worthless.
Bitlocker was developed entirely inside MSFT. Upon further review, there is a chance that this is all somewhat normal behaviour. Part of MSFT safeOS to make it convenient to recover bitlocker access, and update windows.
Normal behaviour?
-“Well it turns out we just said your data was protected, for your, ehrm, satisfaction?”
And be able to easily comply with law enforcement requests for decryption.
Ergo, the encryption is actually worthless.