[Linux] Decrypting a pointsec HDD
Jason Alazawi
linux@flux.org
Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:51:54 -0500
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does anyone know of any good software for decrypting a hard drive? The drive
is encrypted with Pointsec if anyone has messed around with it or has any
kind of information that would be great! I have scoured the net looking for
some information and have found nothing despite all the forms that I have
read and all my googling.
Thanks,
Jason
On 2/19/08, Danny Rathjens <dannyr@wirespring.com> wrote:
>
> You can't recover the data unless you have a pointsec recovery disk.
> Seems like a waste of time if you have backups.
> I can't think of what is stopping you from repartitioning the drives,
> though.
> Pointsec obviously can't prevent that. Just do a fresh install as you
> always would, booting from OS disk.
>
> p.s. Your huge .sig is a bit obnoxious :)
>
> Jason Alazawi wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> >
> >
> > I have a few laptops and some desktops at my job that has Pointsec on
> > them, and we are trying to remove the encryption on our drives so that
> > we can reformat them and if at all possible get what ever data is on
> > them off.
> >
> >
> >
> > When people are no longer with the company some of them change there
> > password and claim that they forgot what they changed it to. We are
> > trying to resolve this.
> >
> >
> >
> > I have tried to use Knoppix to see if we can see the files but all you
> > get to see is the actual hard drive, when you go to click on it nothing
> > happens, you get an error message saying that the drive isn't mounted.
> >
> >
> >
> > If we can get the files off it great! If not oh well, we have backups
> > from our servers but I would still like to reformat the HDD, has anyone
> > ever had any experience with Pointsec or decrypting an encrypted HDD?
> > Any help, thoughts, or ideas on this would be GREAT!
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks a lot
> >
> >
> >
> >
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<div>does anyone know of any good software for decrypting a hard drive? The drive is encrypted with Pointsec if anyone has messed around with it or has any kind of information that would be great! I have scoured the net looking for some information and have found nothing despite all the forms that I have read and all my googling.</div>
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<div>Thanks,<br>Jason<br><br> </div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 2/19/08, <b class="gmail_sendername">Danny Rathjens</b> <<a href="mailto:dannyr@wirespring.com">dannyr@wirespring.com</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">You can't recover the data unless you have a pointsec recovery disk.<br>Seems like a waste of time if you have backups.<br>
I can't think of what is stopping you from repartitioning the drives, though.<br>Pointsec obviously can't prevent that. Just do a fresh install as you<br>always would, booting from OS disk.<br><br>p.s. Your huge .sig is a bit obnoxious :)<br>
<br>Jason Alazawi wrote:<br>> Hi everyone,<br>><br>><br>><br>> I have a few laptops and some desktops at my job that has Pointsec on<br>> them, and we are trying to remove the encryption on our drives so that<br>
> we can reformat them and if at all possible get what ever data is on<br>> them off.<br>><br>><br>><br>> When people are no longer with the company some of them change there<br>> password and claim that they forgot what they changed it to. We are<br>
> trying to resolve this.<br>><br>><br>><br>> I have tried to use Knoppix to see if we can see the files but all you<br>> get to see is the actual hard drive, when you go to click on it nothing<br>> happens, you get an error message saying that the drive isn't mounted.<br>
><br>><br>><br>> If we can get the files off it great! If not oh well, we have backups<br>> from our servers but I would still like to reformat the HDD, has anyone<br>> ever had any experience with Pointsec or decrypting an encrypted HDD?<br>
> Any help, thoughts, or ideas on this would be GREAT!<br>><br>><br>><br>> Thanks a lot<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> */^Jason M. Alazawi /*<br>><br>> *^ *<br>><br>> *^IT&S *<br>
><br>> *^ *<br>><br>> *^All About Staffing *<br>><br>> ^<br>><br>> /^1000 Sawgrass Corp Pkwy //^ /<br>><br>> /^6th Floor /<br>><br>> /^Sunrise //^ FL 33323 /<br>><br>> ^<br>><br>
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