BitLocker™ Drive Encryption
Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 #1053
Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature available in Windows Vista Enterprise and Windows Vista Ultimate for client computers. BitLocker provides enhanced protection against data theft or exposure on computers that are lost or stolen, and more secure data deletion when BitLocker-protected computers are decommissioned.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 1053
- Standard
- FIPS 140-2
- Security level
- Level 1
- Status
- historical
- Status reason
- Moved to historical list due to sunsetting
- Vendor
- Microsoft Corporation
- Module type
- Software
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Stand Alone
- Lab
- SAIC-VA
- First validated
- November 25, 2008
- Versions
- 6.0.6001.18000, 6.0.6001.18606, 6.0.6001.22861,6.0.6002.18005, 6.0.6002.18411 or 6.0.6002.22596
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode with Microsoft Kernel Mode Security Support Provider Interface and Microsoft Windows Cryptographic Primitives Library (Bcrypt.dll) validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #1000 and Cert. #1001 operating in FIPS mode
Algorithms
- AES
- HMAC
- SHS
Algorithm families of the CAVP certificates listed for this module, plus post-quantum algorithms named in its documents.
CAVP algorithm certificates (4)
Each approved algorithm in a FIPS 140-3 module needs its own NIST CAVP certificate. Older numeric certificates link to their NIST page; ACVP certificates (A1234) can be looked up in the CAVP validation search.
Tested environments
- Windows Vista Ultimate Edition SP1 (x64 version) (single-user mode)
- Windows Vista Ultimate Edition SP1 (x86 Version)
Operational environments the module was tested on, as listed by NIST CMVP.
CVEs that may affect this product
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Certificates it builds on
- 1000
- 1001
- 978
- 979
- 980
Certificate ids found in this certificate's documents (automated extraction).
Documents and sources
Source: sec-certs.org (CRoCS, Masaryk University), from NIST CMVP, the Common Criteria Portal and ENISA (EUCC) - dataset of September 21, 2026 - synced October 17, 2026
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