Call it personal preference or inconvenience. When BitLocker has been enabled this way, I would need to insert the USB drive each time I want to boot the computer, so I would have to keep it on me at all times. Good security practices recommend that I shouldn't keep it with my computer or plugged into the computer case at all times. And when using it in a public event like QuakeCon, there is the risk the USB could get lost or stolen.
It's a little disappointing that there is no TPM chip on the motherboard of this particular model when more modern desktop motherboards are coming with them.
As with any new technology, I guess I'll have to wait for UEFI support to be added to my favorite encryption products. Until then, I may just have to get by with a low-profile USB key (the ones that look like a wireless mouse receiver).
Tesla1856
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December 19th, 2013 16:00
Why is having a USB flash drive inserted (when you want the computer to work) not practical?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/hardware-requirements-for-bitlocker-drive-encryption
scott_p_mcdonal
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December 20th, 2013 08:00
Call it personal preference or inconvenience. When BitLocker has been enabled this way, I would need to insert the USB drive each time
I want to boot the computer, so I would have to keep it on me at all times. Good security practices recommend that I shouldn't keep it with my computer or plugged into the computer case at all times. And when using it in a public event like QuakeCon, there is the risk the USB could get lost or stolen.
It's a little disappointing that there is no TPM chip on the motherboard of this particular model when more modern desktop motherboards are coming with them.
As with any new technology, I guess I'll have to wait for UEFI support to be added to my favorite encryption products. Until then, I may just have to get by with a low-profile USB key (the ones that look like a wireless mouse receiver).