Bitlocker - USB Recovery Key

[Steve21]

Morning All,

 

Quick query, I get the feeling we won't be moving to Win10 before the new rules come into play next year (Multiple reasons but mainly useless software they still want to use) so was looking at alternatives to resolve the encryption on devices for Win7 and was trying to work out something which I'm not sure if anyone who currently uses it could confirm.

 

When you use bitlocker to go on a USB etc you can save a recovery key file to restore it if it's forgotten. But does this key change if they change the password on the device? Or does it stay as a recovery key for whatever password is enabled on it?

 

e.g. We encrypt a USB in IT, set a default school password and save the recovery key. We give out the device and a user changes the password, is the recovery key now useless? (So they'd have to save a new recovery key themselves?)

 

Thanks,

Steve

[NB9457]

Morning All,

 

Quick query, I get the feeling we won't be moving to Win10 before the new rules come into play next year (Multiple reasons but mainly useless software they still want to use) so was looking at alternatives to resolve the encryption on devices for Win7 and was trying to work out something which I'm not sure if anyone who currently uses it could confirm.

 

When you use bitlocker to go on a USB etc you can save a recovery key file to restore it if it's forgotten. But does this key change if they change the password on the device? Or does it stay as a recovery key for whatever password is enabled on it?

 

e.g. We encrypt a USB in IT, set a default school password and save the recovery key. We give out the device and a user changes the password, is the recovery key now useless? (So they'd have to save a new recovery key themselves?)

 

Thanks,

Steve

 

Recovery key should always stay the same, it's what it's for

Heck, if you're unsure, encrypt a pen drive and have a dabble