System Encryption: BitLocker And TrueCrypt Compared
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By
Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos
published
Now that Intel offers hardware-based AES acceleration in a number of its mainstream processors, it's time to take a look at two of the most popular system encryption tools, BitLocker and TruCrypt, both of which are able to harness the hardware feature.
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TrueCrypt, Continued
TrueCrypt also creates a rescue disc that can be used to recover an encrypted partition in case of failure in the TrueCrypt bootloader, Windows, or the first drive track.
It makes sense to burn the recovery disc right away, and it takes only a short time.
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