Right-click the computer object, and then select Properties. In Active Directory Users and Computers, locate and then select the container in which the computer is located. To view the recovery passwords for a computer The following procedures describe the most common tasks performed by using the BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer.

On the domain-joined test computers, BitLocker must have been turned on.

Test computers must be joined to the domain.

To complete the procedures in this scenario, the following requirements must be met: Passwords can also be searched by password identifier (ID). Using this tool, a computer object's Properties dialog box can be examined to view the corresponding BitLocker recovery passwords.Īdditionally a domain container can be searched for BitLocker recovery password across all the domains in the Active Directory forest via a right-click. The BitLocker Active Directory Recovery Password Viewer tool is an extension for the Active Directory Users and Computers Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in. This tool can be used to help recover data that is stored on a drive that has been encrypted by using BitLocker. It lets BitLocker recovery passwords that are stored in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) be located and viewed. The BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer tool is an optional tool included with the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT).

This article describes how to use the BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer.

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