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What is Passware Kit Forensic?

05/09/2019 by Minnie

What is Passware Kit Forensic?

Passware Kit Forensic is the complete encrypted electronic evidence discovery solution that reports and decrypts all password-protected items on a computer. The software recognizes 300+ file types and works in batch mode recovering passwords.

How do I decode a BitLocker key?

Here’s how:

Open the Command Prompt as administrator.
Type the following command to unlock your BitLocker drive with 48-digit recovery key: manage-bde -unlock D: -RecoveryPassword YOUR-BITLOCKER-RECOVERY-KEY-HERE.
Next turn off BitLocker Encryption: manage-bde -off D:
Now you have unlocked and disabled BitLocker.

Can you decrypt BitLocker?

Computers encrypted with BitLocker cannot be decrypted automatically. Decryption can be carried out using either the BitLocker Drive Encryption item in the Control Panel or the Microsoft command-line tool “manage-bde”.

How good is passware?

Passware is a leading password recovery software developer that has a success rate of about 70%, which is quite good, considering the task at hand.

Is BitLocker a good idea?

BitLocker is actually pretty good. It is nicely integrated into Windows, it does its job well, and it is really simple to operate. As it was designed to “protect the integrity of the operating system,” most who use it implemented it in TPM mode, which requires no user involvement to boot the machine.

Does BitLocker have a backdoor?

According to Microsoft sources, BitLocker does not contain an intentionally built-in backdoor; without which there is no way for law enforcement to have a guaranteed passage to the data on the user’s drives that is provided by Microsoft.

How does passware kit forensic work on a BitLocker?

From there, simply tell Passware Kit Forensic what we know about the Bitlocker volume – do we have a Bitlocker, Recovery and/or VMK key – and then direct the tool where we want the decrypted volume to be placed and let Passware Kit Forensic work its magic.

Can a passware kit be used to decrypt a disk?

Passware Kit can work with either a VeraCrypt volume file (.HC, encrypted file container) or with its image. For BitLocker/FileVault2/PGP decryption, Passware Kit works with image files of encrypted disks. Disk volume images can be created using third-party tools, such as Guidance EnCase, DD or other third-party companies. 1.

What to do with passware kit forensic 2020?

Passware Kit Forensic 2020 offers us many options with regard to this. The one we’ve used most is the iPhone (iTunes) backup. As mentioned earlier, selecting the Manifest.plist file from the iTunes backup, you can point Passware Kit Forensic at the file, set the password parameters (if known) and let ‘er rip!