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I've got a Windows 10 system that uses TPM to seal a bitlocker key, out of the box. And nothing asks for a PIN prior to the login window coming up. Having to be
by cmurf 5y ago
I've got a Windows 10 system that uses TPM to seal a bitlocker key, out of the box. And nothing asks for a PIN prior to the login window coming up. Having to be prompted for a PIN to do something as simple as a reboot, isn't a great UX. And also has UI complexities in the pre-boot environment.
So? It seems to me this is a big problem for the default out of the box user experience.
Edit: Ok after searching the article I can't tell how/where they sealed the key. Bitlocker tells the TPM to measure some things and if that measurement matches was in PCR12 (or whatever is defined) then reveal a secret. That secret is the bitlocker key.
- EvanAnderson 5y agoNeeding a PIN or password to boot is a tradeoff. If it's warranted by your threat model you take that tradeoff. (Personally I'd love to see the encryption and key storage module being a physically separable device that I could carry with me. Something like an HSM with I/O bandwidth sufficient to perform the bulk encryption on the device itself.)