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Users concerned about tools like Kon-Boot should use disk encryption [23] (FileVault, Bitlocker, Veracrypt etc.) software as Kon-Boot is not able to bypass disk encryption. [24] BIOS password and enabled SecureBoot [25] [26] feature is also a good prevention measure. However Kon-Boot since version 3.5 is able to bypass SecureBoot feature. [27]
FileVault: Apple Inc. 2003-10-24 Proprietary: Yes FileVault 2: Apple Inc. 2011-07-20 Proprietary: Yes FREE CompuSec CE-Infosys 2002 Proprietary: Yes FreeOTFE: Sarah Dean 2004-10-10 [18] Open source: No GBDE: Poul-Henning Kamp: 2002-10-19 [19] BSD: No GELI: Pawel Jakub Dawidek 2005-04-11 [20] BSD: Yes GnuPG: Werner Koch: 1999-09-07 [21] GPL: Yes ...
before migration, FileVault must be disabled at the source. If transferring FileVault data from a previous Mac that uses 10.4 using the built-in utility to move data to a new machine, the data continues to be stored in the old sparse image format, and the user must turn FileVault off and then on again to re-encrypt in the new sparse bundle format.
Google Play Store applications are self-contained Android Package files (APK), similar to .exe files used to install programs on Microsoft Windows computers. [120] On Android devices, an "Unknown sources" feature in Settings allows users to bypass the Google Play Store and install APKs from other sources. [121]
A directory traversal (or path traversal) attack exploits insufficient security validation or sanitization of user-supplied file names, such that characters representing "traverse to parent directory" are passed through to the operating system's file system API.
An unlocked bootloader, showing additional available options. Bootloader unlocking is the process of disabling the bootloader security that makes secure boot possible. It can make advanced customizations possible, such as installing custom firmware.
In October 2017, it was reported that a flaw enabled private keys to be inferred from public keys, which could allow an attacker to bypass BitLocker encryption when an affected TPM chip is used. [64] The flaw is the Return of Coppersmith's Attack or ROCA vulnerability which is in a code library developed by Infineon and had been in widespread ...
Jon Callas is an American computer security expert, [1] software engineer, user experience designer, and technologist who is the co-founder and former CTO of the global encrypted communications service Silent Circle. [2]