Active Directory - Get Bitlocker Recovery Key From

If a user provides only the first 8 characters of their Recovery Key ID, you can locate the parent computer and the full key using this script: powershell

Open PowerShell as an Administrator and execute the following command (replace Target-PC with the actual computer name): powershell

Are you managing standard or a hybrid environment with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) ? get bitlocker recovery key from active directory

Right-click the computer object and select Properties . View BitLocker Recovery: Click the BitLocker Recovery tab.

To force computers to back up their keys automatically, you must configure a Group Policy. This is the most reliable method for enterprise environments. If a user provides only the first 8

In the bar, type the first 8 characters of the BitLocker Password ID provided by the user. Press Enter .

Get-ADObject -Filter 'objectclass -eq "msFVE-RecoveryInformation"' -Properties msFVE-RecoveryPassword | Where-Object $_.Name -like "*12345678*" | Select-Object Name, msFVE-RecoveryPassword Use code with caution. To force computers to back up their keys

If you cannot find the key in AD, it is likely that the policy was not applied, or the machine was added before the policy was set.

# Import the BitLocker module Import-Module ActiveDirectory