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Linux Now Disabling TPM Bus Encryption By Default For Performance Reasons (www.phoronix.com)
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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

...if they can log in

[–] sapousername@mastodon.uno -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

@possiblylinux127

  1. Password is not mandatory
  2. Some organizations require ultra-simple password formats (e.g. 6 digits)
  3. Afaik password is not enabled by default in windows

Call this security... It's just a marketing lock-in strategy. A good old password is all you need for encrypting a disk.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

...Except none of that is true