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 Post subject: HP security software that encrypts user partition.
PostPosted: September 1st, 2011, 12:08 
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I have a drive from HP which has Data partition encrypted.

Was able to image 80% of that drive.
Boot partition is fine, but have to decrypt data partition.

Any suggestions or hints are welcome.

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 Post subject: Re: HP security software that encrypts user partition.
PostPosted: September 1st, 2011, 13:37 
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get the decryption credentials from the client

If it is a hardware encryption through an enclosure, place the clone back into the enclosure.
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 Post subject: Re: HP security software that encrypts user partition.
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Cleanroom wrote:
If it is a hardware encryption through an enclosure, place the clone back into the enclosure.

Its an internal drive

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 Post subject: Re: HP security software that encrypts user partition.
PostPosted: September 2nd, 2011, 9:24 
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What kind of encryption?

Pointsec, Bitlocker, PGP...

THey should have those credentials if it was used. If it is a corporate drive they may not release that info.

Have you tried booting the clone up to see if maybe it will authenticate through boot. I know this may or may not work due to hardware differences from the clients computer, but worth a try. Then you may get lucky and just need the clients username and password for windows.
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 Post subject: Re: HP security software that encrypts user partition.
PostPosted: September 3rd, 2011, 7:28 
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I have seen a number of these with Safeboot pre-installed. Can you see any references to "SAFEBOOT" at the start of the drive?

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