Encryption

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Windows

To encrypt your entire system you have a choice between two methods:

• use Bitlocker from microsoft which is integrated in windows pro/enterprise (not in home edition, though we have a campus upgrade license to enterprise)
• use VeraCrypt open source software

It is adviced to use Bitlocker, unless you have a problem with the possibility that Microsoft has made a backdoor in bitlocker you should use VeraCrypt instead.

comparison Bitlocker and Veracrypt

Advantages Bitlocker over Veracrypt

• automatic unlocking at startup with TPM (no password need) => user only needs to login as it is a none-encrypted laptop
• windows recovery/repair supports bitlocker => for veraCrypt you must make special repair disk which is unique for the laptop!

Advantages Veracrypt over Bitlocker

• open source -> more likely that there is no backdoor
• more possibilities eg. stronger encryption! only drive encryption, image encryption etc.
• supported on Linux and OS X, however full system encryption only supported on Windows!!

Linux

http://www.ru.nl/privacy/english/data/saving-files/#hd2819907-cd58-43c6-95c4-a933cc61b1c3