Windows - LUKS like offering?

plumberg

On linux, we can mount Luks based encrypted partition (pre boot or post boot). Is that something similar available for windows where I can first enter the boot password and then boot? Or setup a encrypted partition.

What are my options? I am planning to use this on a kimsufi dedicated running win server 2012.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks.

dahartigan

Good luks with your LUKS

uptime

I think there's something from microsoft called BitLocker available on certain distributions which can do full-disk encryption etc ...

I have no experience with it (or anything microsoft for many merciful years now) but I'm guessing bitlocker may be as good a place as any to start - if you want to try putting a stronger lock on the screen door of your submarine

EDIT2: not to be confused with BotLicker or BootLiquor

plumberg

@uptime said:
I think there's something from microsoft called BitLocker available on certain distributions which can do full-disk encryption etc ...

I have no experience with it (or anything microsoft) but I'm guessing bitlocker may be as good a place as any to start - if you want to try putting a stronger lock on the screen door of your submarine

Hmm. Interesting. I am wondering how will one be able to connect to the Kimsufi box to unlock the disk to boot. Thanks

uptime

right ...

YMMV but - if I had to do it "my way" I'd probably end up running start out somehow trying to run windows inside a VM on a linux host setup, and then unlock the windows instance via RDP ... but I have no idea how well that would work.

I'm guessing some folks here will have actual useful advice for you but in the meantime maybe some clues here:

https://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/119715-using-bitlocker-on-a-remote-server

or, less optimistically ->

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/088cfa1e-02fb-4330-9d48-0923b78829d8/windows-8-bitlocker-remote-desktop

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/information-protection/bitlocker/prepare-your-organization-for-bitlocker-planning-and-policies

(I remember when I was much younger almost getting fired from a job for having the audacity to suggest someone contact MS for support, lol - no offense intended!)

plumberg

@uptime said:
right ...

YMMV but - if I had to do it "my way" I'd probably end up running start out somehow trying to run windows inside a VM on a linux host setup, and then unlock the windows instance via RDP ... but I have no idea how well that would work.

I'm guessing some folks here will have actual useful advice for you but in the meantime maybe some clues here:

https://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/119715-using-bitlocker-on-a-remote-server

or, less optimistically ->

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/088cfa1e-02fb-4330-9d48-0923b78829d8/windows-8-bitlocker-remote-desktop

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/information-protection/bitlocker/prepare-your-organization-for-bitlocker-planning-and-policies

(I remember when I was much younger almost getting fired from a job for having the audacity to suggest someone contact MS for support, lol - no offense intended!)

Awesome, thanks. Will check

designpluz

All the best for LUKS

plumberg

@designpluz said:
All the best for LUKS

Hmm.