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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
    -BitLocker Windows 10
    -BitLocker To Go

Supported protection methods:
    -clear key
    -password
    -recovery password
    -start-up key
    -FKEV and/or TWEAK key data

Unsupported BDE formats:

* Bitlocker Used Disk Space Only encryption

Unsupported protection methods:

* Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
* SID-based protector)

Additional features:
    -support for partial encrypted volumes
    -zeros out the BDE metadata, matches behavior seen on Windows