Questions tagged [bitlocker]

Microsoft Windows technology for full disk(volume) encryption.

BitLocker is a full disk encryption feature that adds a layer of security to storage devices to protect data and sensitive information from falling into the wrong hands. BitLocker is available in the Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate Operating Systems as well as Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 Operating Systems.

Features include:

  • Multi-factor authentication
  • Ability to encrypt Removable storage devices
  • AES 128-bit encryption
  • Group Policy and Active Directory integration
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Bitlocker: Same recovery key across several devices

Background I work for a company that leases medical testing devices to health clinics. These devices are not domain joined and are only accessible through our MDM solution. These devices connect to a web service which interfaces with these devices…
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Bitlocker not accepting pin but goes through after tapping enter a few times

This is one of the strangest errors I've run into. We've recently gotten a batch of Lenovo Legions Y7000 1060's and they work great apart from one of them which doesn't accept its bitlocker pin, bootloops after sitting at the bitlocker screen for a…
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After I enabled Bitlocker for the system drive the restart takes hours - and now?

In a Intel server from 2013 with Windows Server 2012 I installed a TPM Module last week. After that I enabled Bitlocker for one 2TB drive. It took many hours but at that time the rest of the server was running normal and was usable. I don't know how…
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Script to enable bitlocker in All Drive

I am trying to enable bitlocker in all domain joined user machines in my office. I have used a Widows task scheduler script to enable bitlocker in all machines. But the below code is enabling bitlocker in C drive alone. I need to enable this in all…
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deploy silent mbam client install

I have a server with mbamserver installed and configured as needed with the group policy's and sql and stuff. but now i want to roll it out to the clients in my network. i can install the mbamclient.exe via gpo but then the persons need to manually…
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Bitlocker hide menu

I configure a policy to save bitlocker key into AD DS which is working fine but I would like to remove this menu which show when you try to bitlocker the PC. I dont want to save key on USB, Network location or print. I just want to save the Key into…
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Does BitLocker encrypt in-place?

I can't find explicit documentation on this anywhere: Is BitLocker doing an in-place encryption? As to, I can actually encrypt my whole running system, with the Windows partition itself, without having to install Windows from scratch?
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Is it possible for multiple users to mount a virtual hard drive?

We have a Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials server and several Windows 10 Pro PCs. We have a drive on the server with all our company documents on which is shared over the network and mapped to all the PCs. Some of these files (all in one folder)…
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Can I use manage-bde as a different domain user?

I use "manage-bde" in Powershell to remotely check the status of Bitlocker encryption on domain computers. We have several connected domains, but for this lets say Domain1 and Domain2. When I try to run manage-bde from my computer in Domain1…
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Bitlocker Network Unlock Cert

I am trying to setup Bitlocker Network Unlock in our domain and I have ran into a issue I can not seem to pass. Little background. WINDOWS 2012 R2 WDS server, 2012 R2/2012 domain controllers (forest and domain level is 2012) WDS is joined to the…
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Implications of turning on bitlocker on a server

I have a server which contains some sensitive data and I feel like I should have bitlocker enabled on it. The problem is that the server has many floating licenses installed on it which the PCs on the network connect to from time to time. Also the…
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Azure IAAS BEK KEK Bitlocker issue

I have an IAAS Disk Encryption question. I have successfully encrypted my machines using Bitlocker/BEK/Azure Key Vault. I'm trying to add the KEK layer on top so that I can run Azure Backup on the Encrypted machines. I'm hitting a snag where all the…
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Does disk encryption on a hyper-v partition work and is it effective and stable?

I have a new health care IT customer requirement. They're file server is a virtual 2012 R2 running on a Dell PE with 2012 R2 Hyper-V. The Dell PE with 2012 R2 Hyper-V server has two partitions. 1st partition is for the 2012 R2 OS and the 2nd…
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User data recovery, Bitlocker not letting OS boot.

A user on our network recently could not boot into their Windows 7 Enterprise laptop. We have the BitLocker Key, and even after entering it The installation will not get past the Windows logo. It will not boot into safe mode either. Attempting to…
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Bitlocker Network Unlock certificate issue

I'm trying to enable Bitlocker Network Unlock feature. I followed this article: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj574173(v=ws.11).aspx My environment is: Domain Functional Level: 2012 Forest Functional Level: 2008 R2 all Domain…
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