Enable Bitlocker Recovery Password Viewer In Active Directory

: This was the "safety net." It prevents encryption from starting unless the key is successfully backed up to AD first. 3. The Test: Verifying the Key

To allow a specific group (e.g., "Help Desk" or "Domain Admins") to view keys: : This was the "safety net

But it was empty. A ghost field. The backup job had been failing for months. No one noticed because no one had needed a recovery password since the last auditor left. A ghost field

and click Manage > Add Roles and Features . Click Next until you reach the Features page. and click Manage > Add Roles and Features

He opened ADSI Edit, found the CN=BitLocker Recovery,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=contoso,DC=com , and set the security descriptor. Then he built a simple PowerShell tool—a one-liner, really—that any help desk tech could run:

How to Enable BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer in Active Directory