Questions tagged [bitlocker]

full disk encryption feature included with select editions of Windows Vista and later

BitLocker (codenamed Cornerstone and formerly known as Secure Startup) is a full disk encryption feature included with select editions of Windows Vista and later. It is designed to protect data by providing encryption for entire volumes.

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How to use FTK Imager 4.7.1 under Windows PE on an USB-Stick

I am an ongoing computer forensic student and I am working on taking an image on a bitlocker encrypted Windows 10 device. Therefore I am creating a Version of Windows PE and mount it with FTK Imager 4.7.1. The problem starts when I am trying to run…
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How to open BitLocker Drive Encryption windows using PowerShell

Is there a command to open the BitLocker Drive Encryption windows using PowerShell (Control Panel\System and Security\BitLocker Drive Encryption)? I do not want any changes I just want to open this window.
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Mixed results running manage-bde from sql xp_cmdshell

I'm working on improving some sql stored procedures and our server health monitoring processes that are mainly driven by sql today. One of them is checking the server hard drives bitlocker status. I have a sproc that runs xp_cmdshell 'manage-bde…
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C++ Win32 How to unlock a Bitlocker volume and assign a drive letter after?

I have the following problem: I am trying to unlock a Bitlocker volume (by using the unique drive ID) and assign a mount point after it's unlocked. The reason why I try to do this in the previous mentioned order is that if I assign a drive letter…
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All but one of my elseif loops is running - what is wrong with my syntax?

I am writing a script that checks for a registry key property created by a Bitlocker GPO, checks to see if the device is already protected and if the key is present and the device is not protected then encrypts the device. I've tested each of these…
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Convert an random generated PIN to Secure String

i am creating a Powershell script to enable Bitlocker. For this i need a PIN which is converted to a securestring. This PIN must be randomly generated. For this i have these two options: $pin = Get-Random -Minimum 0 - Maximum 9 and $pin = ( (1..6)…
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TPM Java generate ECC key at installation , use private key for decryption at runtime

at windows java At Installation of my program : i want to generate ecc key pair which is generated on java send to server and install key pair to tpm device then send key pair to server for backup.On Java side delete generated keypair. Also encrypt…
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Is there any way to control the resource for Bitlocker during encryption?

I have some computers which are enabled bitlocker but their performance becomes slow and unusable. That's why I want to ask can I control the bitlocker using less ram/resources so that I can work during it's encrypting. Thanks.
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Powershell Where-Object and BitLocker

I've got a powershell script where the end goal is to just print the BitLocker Recovery Key to a text file, but I want to use the Where-Object to get only the RecoveryPassword, as opposed to the TPM information. If I run the last line, it works…
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Powershell command run on CMD with if condition

Example 1: for /F "tokens=3 delims= " %%A in ('manage-bde -status %systemdrive% ^| findstr " Encryption Method:"') do ( if "%%A"=="AES" goto EncryptionCompleted ) :EncryptionCompleted Example 2: for /F %%A in ('wmic…
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Powershell: Get ONLY the value from an object

This is most likely going to be a very simple fix but its something I am trying to get my head around when it comes to the select keyword. How do I simply return the value 'On' from the below script: $bitlockerStatus = Invoke-Command -ComputerName…
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Powershell - Can't unlock BitLocker as 256 characters long password contains special characters with single double quotes

Here's the background and I have no clue beyond this so tell me how to move ahead from this! PS C:\> $SecureString = ConvertTo-SecureString "fjuksAS1337" -AsPlainText -Force PS C:\> Unlock-BitLocker -MountPoint "E:" -Password $SecureString My…
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Difference between a local admin account and a user with admin privileges. for encryption GPO Bitlocker

I would like to know exactly what is the difference between an administrator account and a user with administrator privileges ? I ask you this because when I run a script by GPO as an Administrator, the scrpit works but when I run the GPO with a…
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Rename remote machine, disable bitlocker for one reboot using Powershell

What would be the best way to use powershell to script this scenario? We have a few machines that we need to rename, disable bitlocker for one reboot, reboot? Its not many and I want to improve my powershell chops. This is what I have so…
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PermissionDenied, Unauthorized AccessException when i try to CP (copy a file)

i have a hard drive that i use Bitlocker and was my main drive, but i sold the computer and bought a new one, then i got a case to use this SSD as an external drive. Almost everything was ok, but there is one specific folder that i cant't access,…