Windows 10: Windows 10 Pro BitLocker GUI not accepting 256-character passwords

Discus and support Windows 10 Pro BitLocker GUI not accepting 256-character passwords in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; When I boot my PC and try to unlock my BitLocker-encrypted D: drive by double-clicking it in Windows Explorer, copying & pasting my 256-character... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by vrr11, Jul 6, 2024.

  1. vrr11 Win User

    Windows 10 Pro BitLocker GUI not accepting 256-character passwords


    When I boot my PC and try to unlock my BitLocker-encrypted D: drive by double-clicking it in Windows Explorer, copying & pasting my 256-character decryption password into the graphical input field does not work. The exact same password works fine when I runmanage-bde -unlock D: -passwordfrom the command line, so it's definitely a GUI issue. I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but is it possible someone could please file a bug report about this? This is my Windows install information:Edition Windows 10 Pro Version 22H2 Installed on ‎8/‎20/‎2020 OS build 19045.4529 Experience Win

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    vrr11, Jul 6, 2024
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  2. ARC1020 Win User

    Bitlocker password 256 characters breaks unlocking


    I'm not sure I fully understand, as the link you provided already contains the answer?

    So, even if you used 256 characters for the main password, is there a reason you can't use the 48 character Bitlocker recovery key (which is different to the main password) to recover the drive?

    You can find a tutorial regarding using the Bitlocker recover key to unlock a drive at the following link:
    http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials...ndows-8-a.html
     
    ARC1020, Jul 6, 2024
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  3. Mase444 Win User
    Bitlocker password 256 characters breaks unlocking


    Hello
    I've run into a little problem with bitlocker password length. Somewhere I read that you can use up to 256 characters for the recovery password so I generated such a password via keepass. The bitlocker UI obviously had no problem with this. After restarting the system and trying to reenter the password i get the message "the password entered is incorrect".
    According to this article BitLocker Passwords Should Be Less Than 100 Characters in Length - TechNet Articles - United States (English) - TechNet Wiki
    passwords will be truncated to 100 characters. I already tried reducing the password to 100 chars without any success.
    To reproduce this problem I enclose the used password here
    Code:
    Code:
    LLZcZ^~q.~Q4Xa.B&9`Drg:c/evpPr$mSQp?bEL&hyNWb|g~dNBeIg@ZyYGjL/;bx/NO1NMh869nlZ*~OeiHD054i9Ut+z9:p1'?f~dk#`;NI|sWpdm4X%'MS7&a5U3lruHS;;EPAPlh,Mfp~WGP'Qz?~BSZ;pv~yGeWdf@*r:lfaIvFB35Cg1vee'A$koM4U~Kx,2luM,Vx'OHP=9Paj.PpBq_5aA3bn%/KTdo@`9H\mY&CU1ISpBfc%sy"gvH"
    Anybody have any ideas on how to unlock the drive with this password?
     
    Mase444, Jul 6, 2024
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  4. altae Win User

    Windows 10 Pro BitLocker GUI not accepting 256-character passwords

    Bitlocker password 256 characters breaks unlocking


    Well the op made several errors. Not storing the recovery key is one but it started earlier. Who the .... uses a 256 digits password? I would not expect any program out there accepting such a password. Security is a good thing and long and random passwords are a necessity but 256 digits? Come on, a little bit exaggerated isn't it? Even 20 or so digits are uncrackable in reasonable time with today's processing power.
     
    altae, Jul 6, 2024
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