I use Bitlocker with TPM myself on my desktop so I haven't bothered to use anything else, but the last time I investigated Veracrypt out of sheer curiosity, it still had the old Truecrypt ...

I'm running Vista Ultimate on a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R mobo, which apparently doesn't have a TPM on it. According to Microsoft I can use bitlocker by substituting a usb key for a TPM , but I figured ...

Though BitLocker can be used with or without a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip, TPM offers an additional level of security and is the preferred way to use BitLocker in Vista or Windows Server 2008.

BitLocker is available without TPM using software-based encryption, but it requires some extra steps for additional authentication. Computer firmware must support TPM or USB devices during startup.

When you set the radio button to enabled, it automatically checks the option for Allow BitLocker without a compatible TPM.If it doesn’t, please make sure to check the box before proceeding further.

For this reason, using the USB drive method is probably not suitable for corporate deployments, although it’s a useful way to allow an individual to use BitLocker. On a system without TPM, no ...

BitLocker, TPM, and tinfoil hats No, Microsoft isn't building a back door into Windows Vista's industrial-strength encryption feature, Here's the real story. Written by Ed Bott, Senior ...