BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer for Active Directory Users and Computers tool

Brief Description

The Bitlocker Active Directory Recovery Password Viewer helps to locate BitLocker Drive Encryption recovery passwords for Windows Vista- or Windows Server 2008- based computers in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

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Quick Details

Version:	1
Knowledge Base (KB) Articles:	KB928202
Date Published:	4/25/2008
Language:	English
Download Size:	206 KB - 417
*Download size depends on selected download components.

Overview

The BitLocker Active Directory Recovery Password Viewer lets you locate and view BitLocker recovery passwords that are stored in AD DS. You can use this tool to help recover data that is stored on a volume that has been encrypted by using BitLocker. The BitLocker Active Directory Recovery Password Viewer is an extension for the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in. After you install this tool, you can examine a computer object's Properties dialog box to view the corresponding BitLocker recovery passwords. Additionally, you can right-click a domain container and then search for a BitLocker recovery password across all the domains in the Active Directory forest.
Note To view recovery passwords, you must be a domain administrator, or you must have been delegated permissions by a domain administrator.

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System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2008; Windows Vista Enterprise; Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition; Windows Vista Service Pack 1; Windows Vista Ultimate; Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition

Note: BitLocker does not need to be installed on the computer for you to use the BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer Tool, but the system must be running.

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Instructions

This download is available to customers running genuine Microsoft Windows. Click the Continue button in the Validation Required section above to begin the short validation process. Once validated, you will be returned to this page with specific instructions for obtaining the download.

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