Windows-Setup/Group Policies/Computer Configuration/Windows Components/Bitlocker Drive Encryption.md

# Bitlocker Drive Encryption

`Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Bitlocker Drive Encryption`

Choose drive encryption method and cipher strength (Windows 10 [Version 1511] and later) -> Enable -> XTS-AES 256-bit for operating system, fixed data, and removable drives.

## Operating System Drives

- Require additional authentication at startup -> Enabled -> Do not allow TPM, Allow startup PIN with TPM, Do not allow startup key with TPM, Allow startup key and PIN with TPM. (**This is especially important as we do not want the TPM to automatically release the encryption key at boot.**)
- Allow enhanced PINs for startup -> Enabled.
Update Signed-off-by: Tommy <contact@tommytran.io> 2023-11-06 09:07:29 -05:00			`# Bitlocker Drive Encryption`

Restructure Signed-off-by: Tommy <contact@tommytran.io> 2023-11-07 02:21:23 -05:00			`Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Bitlocker Drive Encryption`
Update Signed-off-by: Tommy <contact@tommytran.io> 2023-11-06 09:07:29 -05:00
			`Choose drive encryption method and cipher strength (Windows 10 [Version 1511] and later) -> Enable -> XTS-AES 256-bit for operating system, fixed data, and removable drives.`

			`## Operating System Drives`

Fix formatting Signed-off-by: Tommy <contact@tommytran.io> 2023-11-06 10:12:37 -05:00			`- Require additional authentication at startup -> Enabled -> Do not allow TPM, Allow startup PIN with TPM, Do not allow startup key with TPM, Allow startup key and PIN with TPM. (This is especially important as we do not want the TPM to automatically release the encryption key at boot.)`
			`- Allow enhanced PINs for startup -> Enabled.`