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Assistance with Microsoft bitlocker

Khalid Anwar
 

Hi there,
For work my new laptop has Microsoft bit locker installed and well I strongly suspect that there is no way to get any input from the screen reader, as it is full drive encryption, I had a question for anyone who is required to use the app.
When you failed to correctly put in the key, you then get given a 64 characters long string to enter instead, no I want to change the pin so it’s more memorable for me, and there is supposedly a way to do this.
in the app it asks you to enter the old pin, followed by the new one but since the 64 characters long I can’t remember what the old one was and I spoke to the IT department work, they said that you can click reset/forgot pin which should open up a dialogue box with some more options, but when I do that nothing happens.
 
 
Dave Grossoehme
 

I'd have sighted help around, since this sounds like something that the screen reader may not read to you.  If no one to help, you might try using Be My Eyes if you have a smart phone to use.

Dave


On 3/21/2023 3:13 PM, Khalid Anwar wrote:

Hi there,
For work my new laptop has Microsoft bit locker installed and well I strongly suspect that there is no way to get any input from the screen reader, as it is full drive encryption, I had a question for anyone who is required to use the app.
When you failed to correctly put in the key, you then get given a 64 characters long string to enter instead, no I want to change the pin so it’s more memorable for me, and there is supposedly a way to do this.
in the app it asks you to enter the old pin, followed by the new one but since the 64 characters long I can’t remember what the old one was and I spoke to the IT department work, they said that you can click reset/forgot pin which should open up a dialogue box with some more options, but when I do that nothing happens.
 
 
Brian's Mail list account
 

I certainly would not use be my eyes, as presumably, the person helping you will not be authorised to access the data you have access to.
Best solution is a person. I don't understand the real need for bitlocker these days if the security of the system is good. Its been some years now since I ever needed it.
Might be interesting to try Jaws demo on it though.
What about Narrator?
Brian

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I'd have sighted help around, since this sounds like something that the
screen reader may not read to you. If no one to help, you might try
using Be My Eyes if you have a smart phone to use.

Dave


On 3/21/2023 3:13 PM, Khalid Anwar wrote:
Hi there,
For work my new laptop has Microsoft bit locker installed and well I
strongly suspect that there is no way to get any input from the screen
reader, as it is full drive encryption, I had a question for anyone
who is required to use the app.
When you failed to correctly put in the key, you then get given a 64
characters long string to enter instead, no I want to change the pin
so it’s more memorable for me, and there is supposedly a way to do this.
in the app it asks you to enter the old pin, followed by the new one
but since the 64 characters long I can’t remember what the old one was
and I spoke to the IT department work, they said that you can click
reset/forgot pin which should open up a dialogue box with some more
options, but when I do that nothing happens.
Sarah k Alawami
 

As the drive is encrypted and there is no OS loaded before hand you are out of luck if you forget the key and or password, so that might not work.

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I certainly would not use be my eyes, as presumably, the person helping you will not be authorised to access the data you have access to.
Best solution is a person. I don't understand the real need for bitlocker these days if the security of the system is good. Its been some years now since I ever needed it.
Might be interesting to try Jaws demo on it though.
What about Narrator?
Brian

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I'd have sighted help around, since this sounds like something that
the screen reader may not read to you. If no one to help, you might
try using Be My Eyes if you have a smart phone to use.

Dave


On 3/21/2023 3:13 PM, Khalid Anwar wrote:
Hi there,
For work my new laptop has Microsoft bit locker installed and well I
strongly suspect that there is no way to get any input from the
screen reader, as it is full drive encryption, I had a question for
anyone who is required to use the app.
When you failed to correctly put in the key, you then get given a 64
characters long string to enter instead, no I want to change the pin
so it’s more memorable for me, and there is supposedly a way to do this.
in the app it asks you to enter the old pin, followed by the new one
but since the 64 characters long I can’t remember what the old one
was and I spoke to the IT department work, they said that you can
click reset/forgot pin which should open up a dialogue box with some
more options, but when I do that nothing happens.
Brian Vogel
 

On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 04:20 AM, Brian's Mail list account wrote:
I don't understand the real need for bitlocker these days
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It's not a matter of need, really.  "Device encryption," much like VPN in the past, is now "the hot thing that everyone must have" whether it's necessary for the data at hand or not.

My original reading of the first message gave me a "this is a business computer" vibe.  If that's the case:
1. You're going to have no choice about what is or is not enabled.
2. It's the IT department's problem to deal with.

If it's a personal laptop being used for work, that's a different story, and if the machine was configured with a Microsoft Account linked Windows User Account at initial setup then the Bitlocker key is stored on the Microsoft Account for that device.  Yet another advantage of using MS Account linked Windows User Accounts, as a very great deal of "useful information" gets stored in the MS Account that allows more easy access in the future if you forget something like your BitLocker key or even your password, which can be reset on the MS Account side and which then becomes the account password on that machine, too.
 
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