ElcomSoft Tool Cracks BitLocker, PGP, TrueCrypt In Real-Time

An anonymous reader writes "Russian firm ElcomSoft on Thursday announced the release of Elcomsoft Forensic Disk Decryptor (EFDD), a new forensic tool that can reportedly access information stored in disks and volumes encrypted with desktop and portable versions of BitLocker, PGP, and TrueCrypt. EFDD runs on all 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, as well as Windows 2003 and Windows Server 2008." All that for $300.

I bet EFDD is...

[Anonymous Coward]

...just a hammer.

Obligatory: http://xkcd.com/538/

Re:Not as clever as it sounds

[blueg3]

What did you expect it to do? Magic?

Re:System drive encryption?

[marcello_dl]

>My setup is the following: win...

first mistake? ;)

Re:Not as clever as it sounds

[smittyoneeach]

I, for one, expected a pagan ritual involving Cthulhu; Natalie Portman, naked and petrified and covered in hot grits; and a traveling salesman walk of all your base.

Re:I bet EFDD is...

[mar.kolya]

In Russia this often called 'thermorectal cryptanalysis' and soldering iron is a tool of choice for this sort of job.

These guys make IT people look like gods....

[Lumpy]

I used to have their password kit for enterprise and it would make me look like a complete computer GOD to the users.

"I lost the password to my spreadsheet...."
"what is the password I used on this zip file?"
etc....

I would crack about 5-10 passwords a week with their tools and ended up never having to buy drinks when going out with office workers after work because of it.

Re:Not as clever as it sounds

[crazyjj]

My father was a pagan, you insensitive clod!