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authorBarry J. Grundy <bgrundy@linuxleo.com>2014-12-13 09:26:18 +0700
committerWilly Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org>2014-12-13 09:26:18 +0700
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+libbde (libYAL BitLocker library)
+
+Library and tools to access the BitLocker Drive Encryption (BDE) format.
+The BDE format is used by Windows, as of Vista, to encrypt data on a storage
+media volume.
+
+Supported BDE formats:
+
+ -BitLocker Windows Vista
+ -BitLocker Windows 7
+ -BitLocker Windows 8 (Consumer Preview)
+ -BitLocker To Go
+
+Supported protection methods:
+
+ -clear key
+ -password
+ -recovery password
+ -start-up key
+ -FKEV and/or TWEAK key data
+
+Additional features:
+
+ -support for partial encrypted volumes
+ -zeros out the BDE metadata, matches behavior seen on Windows