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This guide provides a step-by-step approach to recovering a BitLocker recovery key from Active Directory using native tools.

# Decrypt the BitLocker key manage-bde -recover -key <recovery_key> -computer <computer_name>

# Import the Active Directory PowerShell module Import-Module ActiveDirectory

When a BitLocker key is created, it can be stored in AD for recovery purposes. The key is stored in the computer object's properties in AD, under the ms-FTP-Recovery attribute. The key is encrypted with the computer's public key, which is stored in AD.

These are stored as child objects under the computer’s Active Directory object, not as attributes of the computer itself.

Recovering a BitLocker key from Active Directory is straightforward when the infrastructure is properly configured. The native ADUC GUI or PowerShell methods give administrators quick, secure access to the 48-digit recovery password. If your organization has not yet enabled BitLocker key escrow to AD, do so immediately — before a user is locked out of their encrypted data.

This guide provides a step-by-step approach to recovering a BitLocker recovery key from Active Directory using native tools.

# Decrypt the BitLocker key manage-bde -recover -key <recovery_key> -computer <computer_name>

# Import the Active Directory PowerShell module Import-Module ActiveDirectory

When a BitLocker key is created, it can be stored in AD for recovery purposes. The key is stored in the computer object's properties in AD, under the ms-FTP-Recovery attribute. The key is encrypted with the computer's public key, which is stored in AD.

These are stored as child objects under the computer’s Active Directory object, not as attributes of the computer itself.

Recovering a BitLocker key from Active Directory is straightforward when the infrastructure is properly configured. The native ADUC GUI or PowerShell methods give administrators quick, secure access to the 48-digit recovery password. If your organization has not yet enabled BitLocker key escrow to AD, do so immediately — before a user is locked out of their encrypted data.