Re: [Fed-Talk] Lion File Vault encryption
Re: [Fed-Talk] Lion File Vault encryption
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Lion File Vault encryption
- From: "Reese, Brian J Mr CTR DoD DMA" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:14:27 -0400
- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] Lion File Vault encryption
Filevault in Snow Leopard also uses AES-128:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/8727.html
If there was a vulnerability in older versions of Filevault, it was due to a
vulnerability in Apple's implementation, not AES-128 itself. I believe
AES-128 is still relatively safe.
On 7/7/11 11:57 AM, "Pike, Michael (IHS/HQ)" <email@hidden> wrote:
> Call me dumb, but isn't 128 less secure than the current file vault, and
> didn't someone crack 128?
>
> On Jul 6, 2011, at 10:25 PM, John Vanderau wrote:
>
> Has anyone found out anything about the level of encryption afforded by Lion's
> File Vault's FDE? I am concerned that if it's not AES-256, then nothing will
> have been gained by the federal user as anything less than AES-256 does not
> meet the minimum standards for acceptable encryption for federal users. But I
> can't find out anything about what level of encryption Lion File Vault FDE
> will be.
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