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DEFINITION - BitLocker is an operating system-level extension to Vista that combines on-disk encryption and special key management techniques. The data and the operating system installation are both protected by two-factor authentication, specifically, a hardware key used in conjunction with a long passphrase.

LAST UPDATED: 15 Feb 2007

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