Another day, another hit of a clusterfuck dropped by Microslop...
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/veracrypt-encryption-software-windows-microsoft-lock-boot-issues/
The maker of the popular open-source file encryption software VeraCrypt said Microsoft locked his online account, which may prevent device owners from booting up their computers.
Oh they did the same honors to Wireguard: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47687884
WTAF.
Gooooo #OpenBSD
On the lemmy wires I've read that it has happened with three specific accounts
It's a coordinated attack. Microsoft wants these programs to disappear from its ecosystems. No one has access to drives and systems which are encrypted with these programs apart from the owner.
https://lemmy.world/post/45356143
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Yeah - there was a bypass for BitLocker because of the rather complex design of it ("enterprise customers").
A bypass. For full disk encryption. I repeat: a bypass.
I think it was this one: https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-bitunlocker-leveraging-windows-recovery-to-extract-bitlocker-secrets
Indeed. I am aware of the history - exactly the reason why if a Microslop desktop is a must, so is VeraCrypt.
Encryption that can be bypassed shouldn't be referred to as encryption.
Yeah - I believe that it is (or was?) an option to disable the TPM in the group policy editor and enforce the combination of a passphrase + keydrive.
Perhaps I am a bit much of a tinfoil hat wearer, but I do not trust BitLocker at all. I do not trust Microslop or their sloperating system. Still, need to encrypt all the things, so this is where VeraCrypt comes in for me. The least worst option.
One of my first interactions with encryptions was PGP, by Philip Zimmermann
I wanted certain emails to be encrypted with a public private key pair combination
In reading Zimmermann, documentation I noticed that there could be something wrong.
Source code openness and other eyeballs were needed.
## We got that in openGPG
I've NEVER trusted closed source encryption schemes.
I sometimes also verify if the shadow that's following me is actually mine
#InfoSec #programming #encryption #VeraCrypt #WireGuard #WindScribe #technology #microSlop
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Absolutely. I kinda see the hierarchy like this:
Frequently audited FOSS encryption > audited ONCE FOSS encryption > unaudited FOSS encryption > closed source encryption > closed source encryption with "new and innovative/experimental" encryption algorithms > closed source encryption with unspecified/proprietary/secret encryption algorithms.
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I'm not saying that novel encryption schemes are inherently bad, but "encryption math is very hard," and you can't trust the implementation, yeah.
And too many times, the "new and innovative encryption scheme" is just glorified XOR/ROT13 anyway. XD
Glorified ROT13 spawned a ROTFL 😂 here ;)
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