This white paper discusses how original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and independent hardware vendors (IHVs) can develop preboot authentication extensions for the Windows Vista BitLocker Drive Encryption feature.
This information applies for the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system.
Included in this paper:
| • | Disk Encryption |
| • | Key Storage |
| • | Building a Platform Addition for BitLocker |
Disclaimer
This is a preliminary document and may be changed substantially prior to final commercial release of the software described herein.
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