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Which of the following is an example of a BitLocker recovery password?

The correct answer is B. 389627 801256690151785527 909978 568638 271012 905516. A BitLocker recovery password is always a 48-digit numeric code split into 8 groups of 6 digits, used to regain access to a BitLocker-encrypted drive.

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Question

Which of the following is an example of a BitLocker recovery password?

Options

  • A01 E6 0J4CCEAF 79A481 08BAC59I 7I BE8B
  • B389627 801256690151785527 909978 568638 271012 905516
  • C6c0b48fafaecb0bf8c2610253ee717at
  • D42VgYAjYV+C7ff6MdeqBGx5Y7V2zFQA=

How the community answered

(47 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    79% (37)
  • C
    13% (6)
  • D
    6% (3)

Why each option

A BitLocker recovery password is always a 48-digit numeric code split into 8 groups of 6 digits, used to regain access to a BitLocker-encrypted drive.

A01 E6 0J4CCEAF 79A481 08BAC59I 7I BE8B

This string contains non-numeric characters such as 'J' and 'I', which are never present in a BitLocker recovery password since it is strictly numeric.

B389627 801256690151785527 909978 568638 271012 905516Correct

BitLocker generates recovery passwords in a fixed format: exactly 48 numeric digits arranged in 8 groups of 6 digits each. Option B contains precisely 8 six-digit numeric groups (389627, 801256, 690151, 785527, 909978, 568638, 271012, 905516), matching this format exactly. This is the only format Windows accepts as a valid BitLocker recovery password.

C6c0b48fafaecb0bf8c2610253ee717at

This is a hexadecimal hash string resembling an MD5 digest, not the 48-digit numeric group format that BitLocker uses.

D42VgYAjYV+C7ff6MdeqBGx5Y7V2zFQA=

This is a Base64-encoded string, a format used for binary-to-text encoding, which has no relation to the BitLocker recovery password structure.

Concept tested: BitLocker recovery password format identification

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/operating-system-security/data-protection/bitlocker/recovery-overview

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#BitLocker#recovery password#disk encryption#Windows encryption

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