Is there any way I can access a bitlocker encrypted Windows 7 drive from Linux? I am not using TPM and I do have the key on a USB thumbdrive. So I have all the pieces.
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There are currently no Bitlocker drivers on Linux, so that is a no.
Though, you could fire up a VM and access it from there.
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And after you access it, I would recommend switching to truecrypt http://www.truecrypt.org/ which works better and works in Linux also. – jhcaiced Dec 04 '11 at 17:36
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I wouldn't go that far, considering we know nothing of the user's work pattern. But fanboys will be fanboys. – surfasb Dec 04 '11 at 22:23
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No problem. Keep on trucking. . . – surfasb Dec 07 '11 at 09:46
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You can try dislocker.
This driver uses a USB key (actually the specific .bek file on the USB drive) to decrypt a Win7 volume, so it's seem to fit your need and capacities.
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Thanks very much for your answer. While I did manage to recover my data a while back - I think this seems to answer the question - though I have yet to test – nwaltham Oct 22 '12 at 09:32