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Password protection vs. encryption


Password protection does not actually encrypt data stored on PC.    Disk encryption will use an algorithm to scramble the data on PC - it becomes ciphertext. A PC that is just password protected is vulnerable to a dictionary predefined attack. The encryption key will not be stored in Windows but is instead on the disk. 


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Sean O'Shea has more than 20 years of experience in the litigation support field with major law firms in New York and San Francisco.   He is an ACEDS Certified eDiscovery Specialist and a Relativity Certified Administrator.

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