The BitLocker encryption algorithm implemented by Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere is fully compatible with the BitLocker encryption algorithm used by Windows 10, so you don't have to worry about compatibility and security issues. Other than that, you are SOL short of brute forcing the bitlocker/logon password depending on how bitloker was configured. Ophcrack isn't going to to crap for you here. The whole point of whole disk encryption is to prevent offline attacks against the data on the hard drive, like ophcrack uses.

I have a laptop running Windows 7 Ultimate. I have encrypted my drives using BitLocker. Now I have also installed Lubuntu along with Windows. But my encrypted drives are not visible in Linux. How can I fix this?

Peter Mortensen

How To Get Around Bitlocker

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You can access BitLocker partition under Linux using Dislocker, an opensource driver which is using FUSE (or not).

For that, you need the file on a USB key (the one with the .bek extension) or the recovery password.

Thanks to Aorimn, his solution worked for me. I'm fairly unexperienced with Unix, so it cost a few hours to figure it out. I thought I would describe the steps I took while my backup is running :)

My problem was that I could not boot Windows, and I needed a way to access my files on a Bitlocked partition. In order to do this, you need a bitlocker recovery password (8 groups of digits) and the ability to boot your system from USB.

1. Download and install LiLi on an other Windows machine (Linux Live USB Creator)
2. Start LiLi and have it download a lightweight ubuntu image. I chose Xubuntu.
3. Install the image to your USB stick.
4. Boot the problematic machine with the USB stick
5. When you see the ubuntu boot screen, press a key.
6. Under F6, set the following options: nomodeset, acpi=off, noacpi and nolacpi
7. Boot ubuntu.
8. Make a folder /media/windows and /media/mount.
9. Download and extract dislocker
10. sudo apt-get install libfuse-dev libpolarssl-dev
11. change directory to the dislocker/src folder
12. sudo make
13. sudo make install
14. change directory to /usr/bin
15. sudo fdisk -l
16. identify the partition which is bitlocked. Mine was /dev/sda1.
17. sudo dislocker -r -V /dev/sda1 -p315442-000000-000000-000000-000000-000000-000000-000000 -- /media/windows (replace your own bitlocker key and source partition)
18. change dir to /media/windows (use sudo -i if you can't access it)
19. mount -o loop dislocker-file /media/mount
20. You should now see your files in a mounted drive of the file manager.

Backups are fairly slow, but it might save some trouble if you do end up reinstalling windows. Good luck!

How To Unlock Bitlocker Without Recover…

I just worked out a way to update Kali Linux and install dislocker.

Using Kali Linux 1.0.9a i386 bootable DVD

Edit '/etc/apt/sources.list' and add:

Install programs using Terminal:

How To Crack Bitlocker Password

Find drive Bitlocker volume:

Make folders in /mnt: tmp, dis.

Run dislocker:

Check if file exists to confirm proper Bitlocker key:

Should return dislocker-file if correct.

Mount volume:

Browse to /mnt/dis for access to files.

kenorb

BitLocker is a proprietary, closed-source drive encryption system only supported by Windows. You'll have to remove BitLocker encryption if you want to access your Windows partitions from Linux.

See What is the difference between disabling BitLocker Drive Encryption and decrypting the volume? for instructions on doing so. It would be advisable to have a backup of your data completed first.

Once the drive is decrypted, you can use TrueCrypt instead; reading a System Encryption volume under Linux isn't supported by default, but someone has figured out a work-around. See How to use TrueCrypt®-encrypted Windows system drives on Linux.

At the very least, review the TrueCrypt documentation and more specifically, the list of supported OSes.

Yet another option is PGP Whole Disk Encryption. See PGP Whole Disk Encryption for Dual Boot Linux and Windows XP.

Peter Mortensen

The only thing I've found that might help you is NVbit. It's an experimental fuse driver that allows you to access BitLocker volumes. It's still in an alpha state, and it looks like you'll have to compile the code yourself. It also only allows read-only access, and some things might not work. I think it's your best bet, though.

mwfearnleySaintWacko

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SaintWacko

Please note that libpolarssl-dev can't be used, it has been supersede with libmbedtls-dev so use this instead:

Note: by the way, it was a success using live boot. I am able to read and write. Just follow above steps.

Run5k

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