Bitlocker to go - does exist something similar on Mac?

jacopo_pulici
Contributor

Hello everybody,
I've been asked whether is possible to replicate the functionality of BitLocker To Go on Mac.
Does anybody has already dealt with this request?
Thanks to all.
Regards,
Jacopo

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davidacland
Honored Contributor II
Honored Contributor II

Hi @Jachk

If I am reading it right, Bitlocker to Go lets you encrypt external and removable drives.

You can do this natively in OS X if you right-click on the drive and select "Encrypt"

jacopo_pulici
Contributor

Hi @davidacland ,
yes, you're right.
At the moment, when I insert a USB stick on Win, BitLocker ToGo forces me to encrypt the USB stick if I want to write on it. Otherwise it lets me only read.
On Mac I know I can right click on the USB drive and then encrypt it. It doesn't prompt me anything.
I'd like to implement a similar solution also on Mac platform. Maybe I can manage it using a script and cocoadialog...

davidacland
Honored Contributor II
Honored Contributor II

To enforce that behaviour you can use something like Endpoint Protector.

jacopo_pulici
Contributor

Thanks for the advice,
I'll definitely give it a try.

Just_Jack
Contributor

Has anyone used M3 Bitlocker Loader for Mac
https://www.m3datarecovery.com/mac-bitlocker/
Or
Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere For Mac
https://www.easyuefi.com/bitlocker-for-mac/bitlocker-for-mac.html

SomeTallGuy
New Contributor

We use M3 Bitlocker Loader. It can be a bit finicky, especially on Catalina, but it works for the most part