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Device encryption requirements were relaxed in Windows 11 24H2, with the Modern Standby or HSTI compliance no longer required and the DMA interfaces blocklist removed. [26] In September 2019 a new update was released (KB4516071 [27]) changing the default setting for BitLocker when encrypting a self-encrypting drive. Now, the default is to use ...
The Encrypting File System (EFS) on Microsoft Windows is a feature introduced in version 3.0 of NTFS [1] that provides filesystem-level encryption.The technology enables files to be transparently encrypted to protect confidential data from attackers with physical access to the computer.
Usually referred to as self-encrypting drive (SED). HDD FDE is made by HDD vendors using the OPAL and Enterprise standards developed by the Trusted Computing Group. [1] Key management takes place within the hard disk controller and encryption keys are 128 or 256 bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) keys.
USB flash drive (available in Windows 11 Pro and higher editions) Hyper-V: Second Level Address Translation (SLAT) (available in Windows 11 Pro and higher editions) DirectStorage: NVMe Solid-state drive [151] DirectX 12 Ultimate: Available with supported games and graphics cards Spatial sound: Supporting hardware and software Two-factor ...
The original creation of Gpg4win was initiated and funded by Germany's Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) in 2005, [2] [3] resulting in the release of Gpg4win 1.0.0 on 6 April 2006; [4] however Gpg4win and all included tools are free and open source software, and it is typically the non-proprietary option for privacy recommended [5] [6] to Windows users.
Common uses are to verify platform integrity (to verify that the boot process starts from a trusted combination of hardware and software), and to store disk encryption keys. One of Windows 11's operating system requirements is TPM 2.0 implementation. Microsoft has stated that this is to help increase security against firmware attacks.
Some disk encryption software (e.g., TrueCrypt or BestCrypt) provide features that generally cannot be accomplished with disk hardware encryption: the ability to mount "container" files as encrypted logical disks with their own file system; and encrypted logical "inner" volumes which are secretly hidden within the free space of the more obvious ...
The fifth component update to Windows 11, version 22H2, codenamed "Moment 5", was released on February 29, 2024, with build 22621.3235. [18] [8] The update has reached end of service on October 8, 2024 for Home, Pro, Pro Education, Pro for Workstations and SE editions. [19]