Bitlocker Boot Camp Windows 7/8

[TheOriginalKi]

Obviously the MacBook Pro does not have a TPM chip, however I know this is not required. Is it possible to Bitlocker the Windows 7/8 section of the harddrive without it causing problems for the Mac OS 10.7/8 X side? Do I need to use a USB stick as a key to unlock the Bitlocker drive or can I set a password, like I currently use for the Mac OS section?

Thanks

 

[Quad5Ny]

BitLocker requires a small unencrypted partition for its boot files. Lion's partition layout does not leave you a way easy way to create this partition.

To get BitLocker to working in Lion, you would have to manually create the 2 Boot Camp partitions and then edit the Hybrid MBR. In Snow Leopard, all you have to do is create the 2 partitions.

 

[TheOriginalKi]

Thanks for the reply. As it's not straight forward I think I'll just leave it.