Torizon OS and USB pendrive encrypted with bitlocker

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My company will acrivate soon a policy on the Windows PC of the employees so that all the USB pendrives will be encrypted with bitlocker.

After this change, how can we use these pendrives in a device running Torizon OS?

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Hi, I’m the Toradex AI Assistant.

I might make mistakes or occasionally get you wrong. Our support team will step in if needed.

I understand you’re asking about using BitLocker-encrypted USB drives from Windows PCs on devices running Torizon OS.

Unfortunately, the available Toradex documentation doesn’t provide specific information about BitLocker compatibility or support for accessing BitLocker-encrypted USB drives on Torizon OS devices.

The security documentation covers Torizon OS’s own encryption capabilities, including dm-crypt for data-at-rest protection and secure boot features(1), but doesn’t address BitLocker interoperability.

For this specific use case involving BitLocker-encrypted drives, I’d recommend checking these potentially useful sources:

Would you like me to provide a general answer based on my knowledge about Linux compatibility with BitLocker-encrypted drives instead?

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Hi, can some Toradex engineer answer on this question?

Should I provide additional info?

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Contact Support

I understand you’d like to connect with a Toradex engineer regarding BitLocker-encrypted USB drive compatibility with Torizon OS.

For direct engineering support, you can:

To help a Toradex engineer provide the most accurate guidance, it would be helpful to include:

System Information

  • Which Toradex hardware are you using? You can get this information using the tdx-info command - see this guide
  • Which version of Torizon OS are you running?

Use Case Details

  • What type of data do you need to access from the BitLocker-encrypted drives?
  • Are these drives used for data transfer, software updates, or other specific purposes?
  • Do you have any flexibility in the encryption method, or is BitLocker mandatory due to company policy?

This information will help the engineering team understand your specific requirements and provide the most relevant solution.

Best regards, Toradex AI Assistant.

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BitLocker is not supported by Torizon out of the box, so you will not be able to use BitLocker-encrypted USB drives on a device running Torizon OS. Instead, you can use a network connection to copy files and perform updates. Another option is an SD cards.

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Is there any other encryption for USB pendrives that is uspported by Torizon OS oiut of the box?

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Hi @vix!

I’m not aware of any other encryption methods supported by Torizon OS. However, the R&D team mentioned that you would need to install a BitLocker-compatible filesystem on Torizon, and they pointed to Dislocker as a possible option.

That said, it is important to note that this setup is neither supported nor tested by us, and we cannot guarantee that it will work.

Best regards.

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Thanks @lucas_az.tx

Dislocker seems a cool project for this need. Not sure how mature/maintened is.

I understand that this is out of Toradex scope (neither supported, not maintened), but since I imagine the encryption of USB pendrives will become more and more popular in the future, maybe someone else in the community would be interesed in it.

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