Windows BitLocker
BitLocker:-
- BitLocker is a full volume/full disk encryption feature included with windows Vista and later versions of Windows Operating System.
- It is designed to protect data by encrypting entire volume. if fixed drive is removed, drive is locked.
BitLocker Requirements :-
To implement BitLocker in Windows 10 Machine on Lock Disk, the following pre-requisites.
- TPM, Trusted Platform Module, must be version 1.2 or higher.
- NTFS for OS Drive not for Windows 10 Home.
- System must have unecrypted 100MB or higher system partition. and if TPM is missing, set Group policy to permit USB.
BitLocker to GO:-
- IT used AES, Advanced Encryption Standard, 256 bits encryption modes.
- BitLocker to Go is used for encryption security for removable media like Flash drives and SD cards.
- This featuer was introduced in Windows 7, and available in windows 10 with enhanced security standards.
How to use BitLocker :-
- First we have to go My Computer and right click on any volume.
- A dialogue box open which is show on image and open Bitlocker.
- After that Choose how you want to unlock this drive. There are three options.
- Use a password to unlock the drive. Password should contain upper4 and lowercase letters, numbers, spaces, symbols and atleast 8 later (For better security)
- Use my smart card to unlock the drive. You will need to insert your smart card. The smart card PIN will be required when you unlock the drive.
- Automatically unlock the drive on this computer.
- We are already know that bitlocker is used for Secure your for an Example:- If we apply bitlocker on pandrive then it is so strong that you will never open the drive without password and recovery key even you formate your drives.
- So we want say that store a recovery key in case we forgote our password.
- How do you want to store your recovery key ?
- If you forget your password or lose your smartcard, you can use your recovery key to access your drive. We recommended that you save your recovery key to a file and print it.
- Save the recovery key to a USB flash drive
- Save the recovery key to a file
- Print the recovery key
- After completed three Point Show On image "Your recovery key has been saved."
Are you ready to encrypt this drive ?
YES, we are ready to used encrypt this drive.
Here we are list ad advantages and features of bitlocker.
- You will be able to unlock this using a password.
- Encryption might take a while depending on the size of the drive.
- Until encryption is complete your files will not be protected.
And Start Encrypting
The image 6 Show how will process work.
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