![]() ![]() This encryption software fixes many shortcomings of TrueCrypt. The unofficial successor of TrueCrypt is ‘VeraCrypt’ which we can warmly recommend. The latest version of TrueCrypt is therefore unsuitable for continued use and should only be used as a starting point to switch to another encryption software. However, the developers of TrueCrypt have ceased development of the software in May 2014 due to security concerns. If that should not be the case in your system, a second partition may be created by shrinking the system partition with the built-in disk management tool of Windows: Diskmgmt.msc.Īs an alternative to Windows’ built-in encryption tool experts used to recommend ‘TrueCrypt’. This partition layout has been automatically configured by Microsoft starting with Windows 7. If your device should lack this ‘Trusted Platform Module’ you can find instructions on how to use the encryption without it here.īitlocker requires the system to be configured with a secondary boot partition on the same drive. This chip has been included in almost all Neptun devices for some time. You can find further instruction on the right encryption options here.Ī TPM chip version 1.2 or higher is necessary to use Bitlocker on a system partition. After clicking on ‘Turn on Bitlocker’ the menu with the corresponding options for encryption will open. ![]() Bitlocker can be accessed in the context menu when right-clicking a drive in the file explorer. After encryption no file access is possible without the right password or smartcard. It also allows for the encryption of USB drives and external hard disks to protect them from unauthorized access. Windows 8 Pro and later (Pro) versions of Windows offer ‘Bitlocker (to go)’, which can encrypt entire partitions including the system partition. In the following paragraphs we will detail which Windows and Mac OS tools can be used to encrypt single files or entire partitions. This is achieved by converting the plaintext of your (sensitive) data into a secret code that is undecipherable to unauthorized parties. Expanding on the previous blogposts on the secure deletion of data, we’d now like to give you an introduction to encryption as a further data security tool.Įncryption is meant to allow you to shield your data from any prying eyes. ![]()
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