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Backup-BitLockerKeyProtector

Tue Jan 29, 2019 10:12 pm

NAME Backup-BitLockerKeyProtector



SYNOPSIS

Saves a key protector for a BitLocker volume in AD?? DS.





SYNTAX

Backup-BitLockerKeyProtector [-MountPoint] <String[]> [-KeyProtectorId] <String> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

The Backup-BitLockerKeyProtector cmdlet saves a recovery password key protector for a volume protected by BitLocker Drive Encryption to Active

Directory Domain Services (ADDS). Specify a key to be saved by ID.



For an overview of BitLocker, see BitLocker Drive Encryption Overview (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/libr ... 32774.aspx) on TechNet.





PARAMETERS

-KeyProtectorId <String>

Specifies the ID for a key protector or a KeyProtector object. A BitLocker volume object includes a KeyProtector object. You can specify the

key protector object itself, or you can specify the ID. See the Examples section. To obtain a BitLocker volume object, use the

Get-BitLockerVolume cmdlet.



Required? true

Position? 2

Default value

Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)

Accept wildcard characters? false



-MountPoint <String[]>

Specifies an array of drive letters or BitLocker volume objects. The cmdlet saves key protectors for the volumes specified. To obtain a

BitLocker volume object, use the Get-BitLockerVolume cmdlet.



Required? true

Position? 1

Default value

Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value false

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value false

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS

BitLockerVolume, String







OUTPUTS

BitLockerVolume







Example 1: Save a key protector for a volume



PS C:\\> $BLV = Get-BitLockerVolume -MountPoint "C:"

PS C:\\>Backup-BitLockerKeyProtector -MountPoint "C:" -KeyProtectorId $BLV.KeyProtector[1]



This example saves a key protector for a specified BitLocker volume.



The first command uses Get-BitLockerVolume to obtain a BitLocker volume and store it in the $BLV variable.



The second command backs up the key protector for the BitLocker volume specified by the MountPoint parameter. The command specifies the key

protector by using its ID, contained in the BitLocker object stored in $BLV. The KeyProtector attribute contains an array of key protectors

associated to the volume. This command uses standard array syntax to index the KeyProtector object. The key protector that corresponds to the

recovery password key protector can be identified by using the KeyProtectorType attribute in the KeyProtector object.

Example 2: Save a key protector using an ID



PS C:\\> Backup-BitLockerKeyProtector -MountPoint "C:" -KeyProtectorId "{E2611001E-6AD0-4A08-BAAA-C9c031DB2AA6}"



This command saves a key protector for a specified BitLocker volume to AD?? DS. The command specifies the key protector by using its ID.



RELATED LINKS

Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=287648

Add-BitLockerKeyProtector

Remove-BitLockerKeyProtector

Get-BitLockerVolume