BitLocker System Drive Encryption

You can enable system drive encryption using BitLocker directly from within the Management Console using Tools > Default Options > Computer, This enables you to ensure all clients have BitLocker System Drive Encryption enabled.

For more information about setting default options on the Computer tab, see Computer tab.

Further details around this feature can be found on the Ivanti Community (opens in a new tab).

Retrieving BitLocker Recovery Keys

You can retrieve BitLocker Recovery Keys using the Tools menu of the Management Console by providing six or more characters of the Recovery ID.

To retrieve a BitLocker Recovery Key:

  1. In the Management Console, select Tools > BitLocker Recovery.
    The BitLocker Recovery dialog appears.
  2. In the Recovery ID field, enter at least the first six characters of the Recovery ID, then click Search.
    All Recovery IDs that match the search string appear in the Results list.
  3. Double-click the required Recovery ID in the Results list.
    A dialog appears showing the corresponding Recovery Password. You can send a screen grab of this to the user, or use CTRL+C to copy it to the clipboard.