Here’s an interesting post on how to recover your BitLocker password from the Microsoft System Integrity Team.
Recently the BitLocker Penetration team was asked some questions about the security of the recovery password. Even if you use BitLocker every day, you may never have seen the recovery password entry screen – it is displayed by the Boot Manager in the situation where the key it needs to unlock your BitLocker protected volume is not available for some reason. A simple way to see this screen in TPM & PIN mode is to forget your PIN - you will be asked to enter a 48-digit recovery password. This password allows you to boot into Vista and set a new PIN.
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Tags: BitLocker, Password Recovery, Vista Password, Passwords, Protected Volumes
