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    Is runing encryption Bitlocker ok in SSD? Intel 320 SSD with AES encryption

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by bigbulus, May 6, 2011.

  1. bigbulus

    bigbulus Notebook Consultant

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    My SSD is Intel 320 160GB and I partition into C: (OS and Programs ) and D: (data)

    Q1:
    I have office clients' data in my D: , which I would like to encrypt. I heard that if I encrypt it with TrueCrypt, it wouldn't be good for the SSD. Does it also apply to Bitlocker?

    Q2:
    According to Intel, Intel 320 series comes with AES encryption. Therefore, the encryption is built-in to the hardware, but I have no idea how to encrypt the D: I don't see any option to encrypt D:

    My goal is:
    When somebody got my laptop, they won't be able to access D:, unless they know the password. Basically I want to restrict an access to D:, unless it's authorized.

    The bitlocker serves its purpose, very simple process and easy to understand. But where is that built-in encryption that Intel said?

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    I'm new to encryption thing, but correct me if I'm wrong in this:

    Basically, a storage with / without built-in encryption is the same - you can apply password to restrict an access.

    The difference is: In a storage without built-in encryption: the password is recoverable by data recovery company.

    In a storage with built-in encryption, the password is NOT recoverable by data recovery company as everything is encrypted and all they see are gibberish data.

    Is my understanding above correct?
     
    bigbulus, May 6, 2011
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    I believe data is encrypted, just not password protected. You don't do anything, it's encrypted automatically. The only way BitLocker would be bad is a performance drop because it has to encrypt data as it's put on the drive. Now if you have an Intel chip with AES acceleration, the performance hit will be minimal. I think you just need password protection of the D: drive. BitLocker should provide that.
     
    HTWingNut, May 8, 2011
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