Domain 1 - Lesson 3: Configure Drive Encryption

Domain 1

Lesson 3: Configure Drive Encryption

​DIRECTIONS

1. Take Cornell Notes from slides & videos.

2. ​Complete the 3, 2, 1 Summary.

3. ​Take pic of completed notes

4. Turn in pics to Google Classroom assignment.

5. ​Do Gmetrix Practice Questions

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​Domain 1 Test on Friday, Nov. 11, 2021

​Configure BitLocker

​BitLocker - a feature that encrypts entire hard drives.

​Encrypting a hard drive - guarantees the hard drive cannot be read without a password or a decryption key

​How do you turn on BitLocker? Right Click the drive or use the Control Panel

Decryption key - needed if the password is lost & should be stored on different device the hard drive being encrypted

​Trusted Platform Module (TPM) - you need a TPM on your motherboard for BitLocker to provide the most protection

No TPM? Set the Group Policy to "Require Additional Authentication at Startup

Multiple Select

Which two types of protection are provided by BitLocker? (Choose two)

• Protects your data if someone steals your tablet, phone, or the hard drive out of your computer

• Protects your data stored in the Cloud

• Protects your data from malware

• Protects data if remotely attacked

Multiple Choice

BitLocker has the option to encrypt just the used disk space on a drive.

• True

• False

​Prepare for File Encryption

​Encrypting File System (EFS) - a feature that encrypts files and folders

• prevents other users from seeing the files & folders

• ​similar to Bitlocker, you will get an encryption key that needs to be backed up on a seperate device

​Compress or Encrypt attributes

1. Compress files - saves disk space

2. Encrypt contents - secures data

you can compress or encrypt, you cannot do both

BitLocker encrypts hard drives vs. EFS encrypts files & folders

Device Encryption - used to encrypt files on Windows phone devices

Multiple Choice

Files and folders can be both encrypted and compressed to save space.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

You have a Windows 10 laptop computer. The computer is used to process and store sensitive data. You want to protect the data in case the laptop is lost or stolen.

Which Windows 10 tool can you use to encrypt the entire hard drive?

• VirtualBox

• BitLocker

• EFS

• Device Encry

3 ways to access BitLocker in Windows _ Digital Citizen.pdf - Google Drive

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Open Ended

According to the article on slide 8, what are the 3 ways to access BitLocker? Which one would you choose and why?

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Use quotes from the article to backup your choice.