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full-disc-encryption.com — With recent data thefts and government mandates, the importance of full disc encryption is being realized. Encrypting individual files or storing data in encrypted vaults does NOT meet the security requirements anymore. Corporation and Government institution want the whole HDD to be encrypted, including the temporary files and swap space.

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  • Hurricane, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Inaccurate list.

    Drivecrypt Plus Pack actually starts at $161.25, as the non-pluspack Drivecrypt is NOT full disk encryption but just container encryption, it starts at $77.00.

    Drivecrypt has been under speculation by the encryption community that it contains several flaws that put it's security into question.

    It can also be speculated that Securestar violated the GPL when they included open-source code, as Drivecrypt and the free opensource Truecrypt are both descended from the old Scramdisk program, Truecrypt be more actively maintained is considered to probably be more secure.
  • saqib, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1http://digg.com/security/U.S._gov_t_mandates_laptop_security

    There are some agencies in DC looking into full disc encryption. The following are some reasons why full disc encryption is preferable over individual file/partition/vault encryption.

    1) Encryption of temporary / swap is important as confidential data maybe revealed from these files in case of HDD theft.

    2) Quick Erase functionality as advertised by Seagate's FDE.2 drive provide immediate data destruction by replacing the AES key on the ASIC. This can save thousands of dollar the agency spends in proper
    destruction of the HDD. Once the encryption key is removed the HDD can be repurposed.
    See
    http://www.seagate.com/docs/pdf/marketing/po_momentus_5400_fde_bb.pdf

    3) user-proof. everything is encrypted if FDE is enabled.

    4) pre-boot authentication.

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