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BitLocker Drive Encryption

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BitLocker is a full volume encryption feature included with Microsoft Windows versions starting with Windows Vista. It is designed to protect data by providing encryption for entire volumes. By default, it uses the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm in cipher block chaining (CBC) or "xor–encrypt–xor (XEX)-based tweaked codebook mode with ciphertext stealing" (XTS) mode with a 128-bit or 256-bit key. CBC is not used over the whole disk; it is applied to each individual sector.

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manage-bde
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Screenshot of the BitLocker Drive Encryption utility
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Microsoft
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Device Encryption
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Microsoft Windows
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Proprietary commercial software
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El programa de cifrado de disco BitLocker provee de cifrado de disco a las versiones Profesional, Ultimate y Enterprise de Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows 10 y Windows 11, así como a las versiones para empresas de Windows Server 2008. Está diseñado para proteger los datos al proporcionar cifrado para volúmenes enteros. Por defecto se utiliza el algoritmo de cifrado estándar AES en modo CBC con una clave de 128 bits. La última versión de BitLocker añade la opción de cifrar .

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