BitLocker™ Drive Encryption
Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 #947
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
- 947
- Standard
- FIPS 140-2
- Security level
- Level 1
- Status
- historical
- Vendor
- Microsoft Corporation
- Module type
- Software
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Stand Alone
- Lab
- SAIC-VA
- First validated
- May 22, 2008
- Versions
- 6.0.6000.16386
- 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. #891 and Cert. #892 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.
CVEs that may affect this product
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Certificates it builds on
- 888
- 889
- 890
- 891
- 892
Certificate ids found in this certificate's documents (automated extraction).
Documents and sources
Source: sec-certs.org (CRoCS, Masaryk University), from NIST CMVP and the Common Criteria Portal - dataset of September 21, 2026 - synced October 15, 2026
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