GSEC · Question #338
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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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)- A2% (1)
- B79% (37)
- C13% (6)
- D6% (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.
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.
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.
This is a hexadecimal hash string resembling an MD5 digest, not the 48-digit numeric group format that BitLocker uses.
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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