Disk encryption advice...

2010-10-08 Thread Perry E. Metzger
I have a client with the following problem. They would like to encrypt all of their Windows workstation drives, but if they do that, the machines require manual intervention to enter a key on every reboot. Why is this a problem? Because installations and upgrades of many kinds of Windows software

Re: Disk encryption advice...

2010-10-08 Thread Victor Duchovni
On Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 04:27:57PM -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote: I have a client with the following problem. They would like to encrypt all of their Windows workstation drives, but if they do that, the machines require manual intervention to enter a key on every reboot. Why is this a

RE: Disk encryption advice...

2010-10-08 Thread eric.lengvenis
-Original Message- From: owner-cryptogra...@metzdowd.com [mailto:owner- cryptogra...@metzdowd.com] On Behalf Of Perry E. Metzger Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 3:28 PM To: cryptography@metzdowd.com Subject: Disk encryption advice... I have a client with the following problem

Re: Disk encryption advice...

2010-10-08 Thread Paul Wouters
On Fri, 8 Oct 2010, Perry E. Metzger wrote: I have a client with the following problem. They would like to encrypt all of their Windows workstation drives, but if they do that, the machines require manual intervention to enter a key on every reboot. Why is this a problem? Because installations

Re: Disk encryption advice...

2010-10-08 Thread John Denker
On 10/08/2010 04:27 PM, Perry E. Metzger wrote: I have a client with the following problem. They would like to encrypt all of their Windows workstation drives, but if they do that, the machines require manual intervention to enter a key on every reboot. Why is this a problem? Because