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Sophos Encryption Windows 10

Hello

I am installing Sophos Safeguard Version 7.0.2 on a Windows 10 laptop.  This is my first as the rest of the environment is still at Windows 7.  The install goes smoothly and

the laptop talks to the Sophos server however does not begin encryption automatically as the Windows 7 machines do.  I do notice that the method is set to Bitlocker mode.

I have been able to manually run Bitlocker and it talks back to the server acknowledging  the encryption.  I guess the question is this normal or should the Bitlocker auto

encrypt.  Also I do not see the normal pre boot Sophos login screen just the manual code you set when creating Bitlocker encryption.  Thanks.  



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  • FormerMember
    0 FormerMember

    Hi Nathan,

    There's no POA on Windows 10, it's replaced by the BitLocker PIN/Password.
    What's happening there is perfectly normal, SafeGuard can take over the BitLocker encryption if manually enabled, however you can get SafeGuard to encrypt the machine for you automatically.

    The following criteria needs to be met for BitLocker machines:
    BitLocker Drive Encryption must be installed and activated.
    ■ If TPM is to be used for authentication, TPM must be initialized, owned and activated.
    ■ To install BitLocker Drive Encryption support, either deactivate User Access Control (UAC) or
    log on with the built-in Administrator account.
    These GPOs also need to be set:
    ■ To use "TPM + PIN", "TPM + Startup Key" or "Startup Key" please enable the Group Policy "Require additional authentication at startup" either in Active Directory or locally on computers.
    ■ To use "Startup Key", you must also tick the checkbox "Allow BitLocker without a compatible TPM" in the Group Policy.
    ■ To use "TPM + PIN" on tablets, you must also enable Group Policy "Enable use of BitLocker authentication requiring preboot keyboard input on slates".

    I hope that helps Nathan, please let me know if you need anything further.

  • Toby - you mention this "SafeGuard can take over the BitLocker encryption if manually enabled"

     

    How do you do this ?

     

    Thanks in advance

  • FormerMember
    0 FormerMember in reply to DickieColangelo

    Hi Dickie,

    Basically if you have BitLocker already enabled on the machine you can just install SafeGuard with an encryption policy applied and the key will then be managed in the SafeGuard Management Center.

  • No - my point was can you have ONLY the safeguard encryption on Windows 10, and not use BitLocker.

    Due to there only being 1 password on bootup. We want multiple logins at bootup, like it does with Safeguard on a Windows 7 machine.

  • Hi - As I understand if you're using Windows 10 (not Home) it will have to be encrypted with BitLocker. Sophos will just help manage the BL keys centrally for you.

    This table may help

    https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/118945

     

    Multiple people could log into a shared machine - Just select Other User from the welcome screen. However I'd probably create a "shared computer" policy and then apply just TPM only to this group. That way you wouldn't need to share the PIN/passcode with all the users that need to log on?

    This is set in the authentication policy - BitLocker Logon Mode for Boot Volumes

     

    Hope that helps?

  • No. We would like 10 to work the same as 7 works. With the Safeguard login at bootup. Using domain credentials.

     

    Is there not a way to do this ?

     

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