Truecrypt vs bitlocker6/14/2023 Open source is fine and it has it’s reason to exist, sure thing but for most of the people especially the non-tech persons it doesn’t make any difference because they don’t verify their downloaded files and not checking the source nor reviewing the commits done to the projects. Why do I not mention open source etc reasons? This alone is an outstanding feature and incredibly useful. Basically, formatting removes the encrypted container holding encrypted information, so the data is unrecoverable. An attacker will never find them unless a problem/hole is in the system or software. Features like the hidden containers function work well. VeraCrypt alone surpasses 100% of all paid encryption software I’m aware of. I think this strategy is still good to go and I suggest you at least try it yourself in order to come to your own conclusions. I personally use a VeraCrypt FDE + some containers on my drive that is Yubikey unlocked for safekeeping moderate personal records and documents. You also can in case your hardware is lacking of TPM support use a Yubikey or Nitrokey which at least gives you more security because you can take this piece of hardware with you, that said both mentioned solutions are not perfect – but nothing in the world is. As mentioned it’s not needed to normally use Bitlocker with VeraCrypt but the container aspect could make it interesting if you have special files which need ‘special’ protection. You could (if you want to) combine both, you can FDE your Windows with BitLocker (due speed reasons) and create a separate container for each HDD or for each partition in order to get benefits of both things. Combining BitLocker with VeraCrypt the right way The hardware encryption, however, will supersede software encryption due the fact it’s more difficult to ‘hack’ or compromise because an attacker needs physical access to it.įor the average user, Bitlocker does what it’s supposed to do, is fully integrated into the Windows OS – while VeraCrypt works on other systems too – Bitlocker does work and it’s not useless like people on the Internet often say. However, I do not recommend using this method because it has an impact on the performance and VeraCrypt is usually more than enough. Using something like VeraCrypt to create an encrypted container on a drive that has been encrypted with Bitlocker increases the safety of your material astronomically. Its algorithms are more robust and up to date, it uses containers – including hidden containers feature in order to hide them which makes it harder to recover or see something on this partition. A much better encryption type, that’s free on open source, is VeraCrypt. VeraCryptīitlocker is simply encryption designed for beginners and nothing but this. An average person with the right software from the internet in his hands could format a Bitlocked drive to clear the encryption or it’s keys, then use a recovery tool to re-initialize that partition in an unlocked state or simply batch extract all files on the drive.īitLocker creation was never intended to be a concrete safety vault while VeraCrypt/TrueCrypt was meant to be designed to really ‘secure’ every aspect. Formatting a Bitlocked drive most ways is like not using Bitlocker because this data or partition will be easily rendered readable by many types of software even freeware solutions. Problems with BitlockerĪs an example, formatting a Bitlocked drive can be done without any backup verification. However, the option to ‘tweak’ BitLockers encryption method are given. Microsoft lists still Windows Build 15 in the settings, but these products are already EoL. It does it’s job – sure, but it’s just basic encryption, even if you adjust the cipher settings under User/Group Policies (gpedit.msc). Windows Bitlocker option, you can control or setup your encryption here.īitlocker is a solution for beginners. BitLocker is Microsoft own solution in order to provide Full Disk Encryption on your Windows or on another partition.
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