BitLocker Management
Centrally deploy, enforce, and monitor BitLocker encryption across your organization, and keep recovery keys safe.
Background
Why centralized BitLocker management matters
BitLocker protects data at rest, but managing it across many devices by hand is hard to get right.
The risk of unmanaged encryption
BitLocker is a Windows feature that fully encrypts a drive, so data can't be read if a device is lost or stolen. It shipped with Windows Vista, evolving from an earlier feature codenamed "Cornerstone" and then "Secure Startup," and is now a standard part of enterprise endpoint security.
Without a central way to manage it, IT teams end up enforcing encryption policies, checking encryption status, and storing recovery keys manually across the fleet — and gaps show up.
Endpoint Central MSP's BitLocker Management centralizes policy deployment, encryption monitoring, and recovery key storage so encryption stays consistent and auditable across the organization.
Configuration
Configuring and enforcing encryption policies
Build a policy once, then let it apply itself as devices join the network.
Granular policy configuration
Administrators define encryption policies with fine-grained control over how each device authenticates and how much of the drive gets encrypted.
- Authentication method — choose TPM Only, TPM with PIN, Enhanced PIN, or a passphrase for devices without a TPM.
- Encryption scope — encrypt the full drive, just the OS drive, or only used space for a faster rollout.
- Encryption algorithm — pick from several supported algorithm choices to match your compliance needs.
Automated policy enforcement
Once a policy exists, it can apply itself automatically to newly added devices, so new endpoints reach compliance without an admin having to act on each one.
Policies can also be pushed out on demand to up to 250 devices at a time, and Endpoint Central MSP handles the ongoing monitoring and compliance tracking rather than requiring manual follow-up.
Monitoring
Tracking status and catching problems early
See encryption compliance across the fleet, and catch device-level issues before a rollout fails.
Encryption status of managed computers
The Managed Computers view gives a single, centralized picture of where every device stands: Encrypted, Pending encryption, or Non-compliant.
Detailed encryption reports back this up, letting admins review which encryption method each device used and track compliance over time.
Pre-deployment prerequisite checks
Before a policy deploys, Endpoint Central MSP checks for the conditions that commonly cause BitLocker rollouts to fail — including BIOS mode incompatibility and TPM ownership errors — and surfaces them proactively so they can be fixed ahead of time.
Recovery key management
Recovery keys are stored automatically, either in Active Directory or on the Endpoint Central MSP server, with backup options and retention policies so a key is never the single point of failure for getting back into an encrypted drive.
Access
Controlling who can manage encryption
Delegate BitLocker work without opening up the rest of the system.
Role-based access control
Role-based access control (RBAC) lets administrators grant technicians restricted access scoped to BitLocker configuration and recovery key management.