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diff --git a/libraries/libbde/README b/libraries/libbde/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..c86624611e39f --- /dev/null +++ b/libraries/libbde/README @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +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 |