Bitlocker on Non-system Drives

[Wayne Harris]

Quick Background:
I have Vista SP1 on my desktop.
I have Bitocker turned on.
I have encrypted my system drive.
I have encrypted my external USB hard drive.
I use a TPM+PIN for Bitlocker Authentication.

Question:
Why is it, that when I log on to my Vista workstation with a userID
other thany my local administrator, I cannot access the External
Drive?

I can access it fine when i logon with my local admin account. (The
account used when i enabled bitlocker).

Do I lose access the Volume Master Key when i change accounts?

 

[Jesper]

Wayne, what is the ACL on the external drive. Are you sure it allows you
access?

 

[mikeyhsd]

do not know the answer.
but I would say that using bit locker is BAD.

the first thing people do is forget their password key to decrypt it.




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Quick Background:
I have Vista SP1 on my desktop.
I have Bitocker turned on.
I have encrypted my system drive.
I have encrypted my external USB hard drive.
I use a TPM+PIN for Bitlocker Authentication.

Question:
Why is it, that when I log on to my Vista workstation with a userID
other thany my local administrator, I cannot access the External
Drive?

I can access it fine when i logon with my local admin account. (The
account used when i enabled bitlocker).

Do I lose access the Volume Master Key when i change accounts?

 

[Wayne Harris]

do not know the answer.
but I would say that using bit locker is BAD.

the first thing people do is forget their password key to decrypt it.

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  Quick Background:
  I have Vista SP1 on my desktop.
  I have Bitocker turned on.
  I have encrypted my system drive.
  I have encrypted my external USB hard drive.
  I use a TPM+PIN for Bitlocker Authentication.

  Question:
  Why is it, that when I log on to my Vista workstation with a userID
  other thany my local administrator, I cannot access the External
  Drive?

  I can access it fine when i logon with my local admin account. (The
  account used when i enabled bitlocker).

  Do I lose access the Volume Master Key when i change accounts?

Question: Would the same not be true for the password protection
anything?

I would not be so quick to dismiss the whole technology because an
individual may lose the recovery key or password. Besides, there are
automated methods for the backup of both of those keys such that even
if you lose it, it is recoverable.

 

[mikeyhsd]

many more than AN individual.

just mention it as a caution.




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do not know the answer.
but I would say that using bit locker is BAD.

the first thing people do is forget their password key to decrypt it.

(e-mail address removed)

Quick Background:
I have Vista SP1 on my desktop.
I have Bitocker turned on.
I have encrypted my system drive.
I have encrypted my external USB hard drive.
I use a TPM+PIN for Bitlocker Authentication.

Question:
Why is it, that when I log on to my Vista workstation with a userID
other thany my local administrator, I cannot access the External
Drive?

I can access it fine when i logon with my local admin account. (The
account used when i enabled bitlocker).

Do I lose access the Volume Master Key when i change accounts?

Question: Would the same not be true for the password protection
anything?

I would not be so quick to dismiss the whole technology because an
individual may lose the recovery key or password. Besides, there are
automated methods for the backup of both of those keys such that even
if you lose it, it is recoverable.