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Microsoft is Giving the FBI BitLocker Keys

ID: 69133b67-a820-5409-9420-c41d2b01c9af

STIX ID: report--69133b67-a820-5409-9420-c41d2b01c9af

Feed Name: Schneier on Security

Date Published: 2026-02-03

Date Updated: 2026-04-19

Author: Bruce Schneier

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A brief report states that Microsoft reportedly supplies BitLocker decryption assistance to the FBI in response to court orders about twenty times annually, facilitated when users’ recovery keys are stored on Microsoft’s servers. While this aids account recovery, it also exposes those keys to lawful access via subpoenas and warrants.

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