This opens the decrypted drive/partition and mounts it to where we can access it and view its content. $ sudo mount -o loop,rw /media/bitlocker/dislocker-file /media/mount We then decrypt the BitLocker-encrypted drive and mount it to our system by: $ sudo dislocker -v -V /dev/sdb1 -u#53!12345 - /media/bitlocker # we can use any name for those two folders We can give these mount points any name we want: $ sudo mkdir /media/bitlocker Next, let’s create two mount points, the first one is where the dislocker generates the dislocker -file, and the other is where the virtual NTFS is mounted as a loop device. We can either use GParted or run the following commands to identify our external drive: $ sudo fdisk -l

Secondly, let’s list the drives attached to our system and identify the drive letter assigned to our BitLocker-encrypted drive or partition. It’s the most recommended option as it’s more secure and encrypts all the files, including those marked for deletion: We finish by clicking on ‘Start Encrypting’ – this begins the encryption process: 3. After this, let’s either print or save the recover key where we can access it: Finally, let’s select ‘Encrypt Entire Drive’.

On clicking, it opens a menu where we select ‘Turn on BitLocker’: Next, let’s enter a secure password that we can remember. Subsequently, we open windows explorer, click on my Pc, locate where ‘drive A’ is, and then right-click it. Let’s insert the storage device(drive A) into one of the USB ports. Let’s assume we have a USB labeled ‘drive A’. To secure our drives using BitLocker, we follow the process below.

It is our responsibility to make it a priority to secure our drives by encrypting them. This makes it difficult for unauthorized access to this data by the wrong hands. It encrypts and protects the content of the data it is holding.

Bitlocker drive encryption is a data protection feature integrated within the Windows OS.

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