BitLocker To Go – USB Flash Drive encryption – User Guide
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1. Ay Do not remove your drive during BitLocker setup What are BitLocker s system requirements Cancel e After BitLocker initializes the flash drive you will be asked to choose how you want to unlock the drive Select the first option Use a password to unlock the drive As detailed passwords should contain upper and lowercase letters numbers spaces and symbols Choose how you want to unlock this drive Use a password to unlock the drive Passwords should contain upper and lowercase letters numbers spaces and symbols Type your password LLLI Retype your password Use my smart card to unlock the drive You will need to insert your smart card The smart card PIN will be required when you unlock the drive How dol use these options e Next you will be prompted to store the recovery key in the event that you forget your password Ensure that you don t store the recovery key on the drive you are encrypting We recommend that you store the recovery key on your personal H drive so that it is backed up on the network How do you want to store your recovery key If you forget your password or lose your smartcard you can use your recovery key to access your drive We recommended that you save your recovery key to a file and print it gt Save the recovery key to a file gt Print the recovery key i Some settings are managed by your system administrator What is a recovery key e Aft2. BitLocker To Go USB Flash Drive encryption User Guide Introduction BitLocker To Go is a new feature of Windows 7 which allows encryption of easily misplaced portable storage devices such as USB Flash Drives and external hard drives Encryption is a way to enhance the security of a message or file by scrambling the contents so that it can be read only by someone who has the right encryption key password to unscramble it Encryption is used when you want a strong level of protection for your information With the increase in the use of very small large capacity USB flash drives the potential for sensitive data to be lost or stolen has become more of a concern BitLocker allows you to encrypt a USB flash drive external hard drive and restrict access with a password Without the password the USB drive is inaccessible When you connect a BitLocker encrypted USB drive to a Windows 7 computer you will be prompted for a password after entering the password correctly you can read and write to the drive as normal Turning on BitLocker To Go on a USB Flash drive on Windows 7 e First open up My Computer and Right click on the flash drive you want to encrypt and select Turn on BitLocker USE DISK E La 3 iG 3 free of j 57 GB Open Open in mew wired Tun on BaLocker e BitLocker will then initialise the drive A window will be displayed as follows Starting BitLocker Please wait while BitLocker initializes the drive eee
3. der Application Application Application Microsoft Word Document e When you open any of the files stored on your drive you will be presented with the following option BitLocker To Go Reader A Do you want to copy the selected files to the Desktop To use files you must copy them to this computer You can also drag and drop them directly from the BitLocker To Go Reader e You can only copy files from your USB flash drive onto the Vista XP machine You cannot save anything back to the drive It is read only To edit documents and save them onto the USB Flash Drive you need to use a Windows 7 machine Recovering encrypted USB drive using BitLocker recovery key e If you forget the password for the encrypted drive the BitLocker recovery key which was either saved or printed when setting up encryption will enable you to unlock the drive and create a new password e Insert your USB Flash drive into a Windows 7 machine and click on I forgot my password as shown below He BitLocker Dri This drive is protected by BitLocker Drive Encryption Type your password to unlock this drive E Show password characters as type them E Automatically unlock on this computer from now on forgot my password T Why do have to unlock the dive Now click on Type the recovery key as shown below This should have been either printed or stored on your H drive or both at the time of setting up encryption on your USB Flash d
4. er you save or print the recovery file you will see a confirmation message The following screen with then be displayed Click start encrypting to begin the encryption process Me BitLoc cer Drive Encryption E Are you ready to encrypt this drive You will be able to unlock this drive using a password Encryption might take a while depending on the size of the drive Until encryption ts complete your files will not be protected e While the drive is encrypting a status bar will be displayed Drive E 2 3 Completed MO Ay Pause encryption before removing the drive or files on the drive could be damaged e A notification will be displayed when encryption is complete Note that the drive icon will change to indicate that it is now encrypted with BitLocker e Now when you open my computer you will notice that the lock icon is displayed in grey indicating that the drive is unlocked 2 USB DISK E 1 01 GB free of 1 87 GB e When you right click on the drive and select Manage BitLocker options are displayed as follows Select options to manage Change password to unlock the drive gt Remove password trom this drive Add a smart card to unlock the drive gt Save or print recovery key again Automatically unlock this drive on this computer Using a BitLocker To Go encrypted drive in Windows 7 e The next time you insert your USB flash drive into a Windows 7 PC you will notice that
5. his will open an explorer window with the BitLocker To Go Reader software as stated above this is automatically installed when you set up encryption ona Windows 7 machine la babada Wi Organize F Views Burn mpe Name Date modified Type Siz EE Documents Ae BitLockerToGo 14 07 2009 02 26 Application i a Read Me 10 06 2009 22 43 Internet Shortcut E Pictures R Music 2g Recently Changed E Searches J Public Folders A 5 a 2 items ls m e Click on the BitLocker ToGo application to install the BitLocker ToGo Reader software e You will know be prompted to enter your password to unlock the drive Shw BitLocker To Go Reader E Type your password to unlock this drive Show password characters I forgot my password What is the BitLocker To Go Reader e BitLocker To Go Reader will now open as a Windows Explorer type navigation utility for showing the content of the drive as shown below the BitLocker To Go Reader E Which files do you want to use Drag and drop files to this computer to view them Name Desktop tdsskiller a AdminTemplates 32 exe f mbam setup 1 65 0 1400 exe m mseinstall 4 exe wh Useful weblinks copy docx How do I use the BitLocker To Go Reader Date modified 15 01 2013 10 36 10 17 09 2012 13 36 54 20 01 2011 16 33 28 17 09 2012 13 30 14 17 09 2012 13 31 46 20 09 2012 10 18 12 Type File Folder File Fol
6. it is displayed with a gold lock symbol this indicates that the drive is locked Removable Disk E e When you insert your USB flash drive into a Windows 7 PC you will be prompted to enter the password you created in order to gain access to the drive If you want you can also select the option to automatically unlock this drive on this computer This drive is protected by BitLocker Drive Encryption Type your password to unlock this dive Show password characters as type them Automatically unlock on this computer from now on forgot my password Why do have to unlock the dive Using a BitLocker To Go encrypted drive in Windows Vista or Windows XP You can also use your encrypted flash drive on PCs with Windows Vista and Windows XP When you insert your flash drive you will be prompted for the password to launch BitLocker To Go Reader the utility is automatically installed on your USB Flash drive when setting up encryption Please note that a BitLocker encrypted USB Flash drive will be a read only device when using them with Vista or XP environments e When you insert your USB Flash Drive into a Vista XP machine you will see the following auto play pop up click open folder to view files amp AutoPlay fo e x Removable Disk Ej General options ges Speed up my system a Lar ri J J ices m et ee oe Co ei i m using Windows ReadyBoost SS be Set AutoPlay defaults in Control Panel e T
7. oc cer Drive Encryption CE Create a password to unlock this drive You should create a strong password that uses upper and lower case letters numbers symbols and spaces Type your password Retype your password e Confirmation will be displayed advising that you have succesfully changed your password You should now be able to use the drive as normal BitLocker Drive Encryption What to do if you forget your password and loose your recovery key If you forget your password and loose your recovery key unfortunately you will loose the data forever as you will be unable to unlock the drive Therefore it is essential to both memorise your password and also keep the recovery key stored in secure location as mentioned before IT Services recommends your H drive where it will be backed up on the network If you have forgotten your password and lost your recovery key but would still like to use your USB flash drive you can format the drive by following the instructions below e Right click on the USB drive icon and select format 4 Devices with Removable Storage 2 E USB DISK E E DVD RW Drive D Zi m E 101 Open 4 Network Location 4 Open in new window __ njb08181 ____ idrive Manage BitLocker ds strath ac uk hdrivel 81 H _ dh Scan with Microsoft Security Essentials __ njb0sigi ME eee i g ds strath ac uk hdrivel 81 J L Open as Portable Device Se ee U Scan wi
8. rive a Hel BitLoc cer Drive Encryption E Unlock this drive using your recovery key F you dont remember your password or you dont have your smart card you can use your recovery key to unlock the drive Your recovery key was created when BitLocker was first set up The recovery key might have been saved or printed or you might need to get it from your system administrator depending on your company s security policy Your recovery key can be identified by 88800595 gt Get the key from a USB flash drive e Enter the BitLocker recovery key and click next If you saved the recovery key in a file you can simply copy and paste it Enter your recovery key Type your BitLocker recovery key 58 7565 665225 259413 390290493912 692307 462693 009163 i More information Ka u BitLocker Drive Encryption E You now have temporary access to this drive The drive is unlocked but it will be locked again if you remove it or tum off your computer You should change your password or your unlocking method by clicking Manage BitLocker e You will now see several options Click change password to unlock the drive Select options to manage Change password to unlock the drive Remove password from this drive Add a smart card to unlock the drive gt Save or print recovery key again Automatically unlock this drive on this computer e Type in anew password and click next i ee ee lee pelle he BitL
9. th Malwarebytes Anti Malware 4 Other 1 Shared Folder Synchronization J Photo Stream Format n System Folder Eject Cut Copy Create shortcut Rename Properties e The following windows will appear The file system should be the default FAT Click on start to format the drive This will erase the drives contents _ Format USB DISK E Restore device defaults USB DISK Format options Quick Format Create an MS DOS startup disk e Awarning will appear advising you that formatting will erase all data Click OK to continue USB DISK E WARNING Formatting will erase ALL data on this disk To format the disk click OK To quit click CANCEL e When formatting is complete a pop up box will be displayed Formatting USB DISK E Format Cornplete e Click on close You will now be able to access your USB flash drive as normal
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