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DEP-0014: https://github.com/django/deps/blob/main/accepted/0014-background-workers.rst Reference implementation: https://github.com/RealOrangeOne/django-tasks Author: https://mastodon.theorangeone.net/@jake

We're very familiar with the many projects in which Raspberry Pi hardware is used, from giving old computers a new lease of life through to running the animated displays so beloved by retailers. But cracking BitLocker? We doubt the company will be bragging too much about that particular application.

The technique was documented in a YouTube video over the weekend, which demonstrated how a Raspberry Pi Pico can be used to gain access to a BitLocker-secured device in under a minute, provided you have physical access to the device.

A Lenovo laptop was used in the video, posted by user stacksmashing, although other hardware will also be vulnerable. The technique also relies on having a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) separate from the CPU. In many cases, the two will be combined, in which case the technique shown cannot be used.

However, if you get your hands on a similarly vulnerable device secured with BitLocker, gaining access to the encrypted s