Category: FAQs / Why does Passware Kit show a "No password is set" message for BitLocker recovery?
Passware Kit shows a “No password is set” message if no user “Password” protection was set in BitLocker encryption. This mostly means your BitLocker volume is encrypted with a recovery key that cannot be found with the brute-force method, but only extracted from a memory image or hiberfil.sys. You can read more about the protectors in BitLocker encryption here:
How to decrypt BitLocker using Passware Kit
Please refer to the image below showing the message:
To check what protectors were used, you can get a list of protectors for your BitLocker encrypted volume using the following steps:
- Click on the “Start” button, write “cmd” in the search field, right-click cmd.exe, and choose “Run as Administrator”.
- Click “Yes” in the pop-up window.
- In the black window after C:\Windows\system32>, right-click on the line and paste the following:
C:\Windows\System32\manage-bde.exe -status X:
, where "X" is the volume or partition letter.
You should get an answer like the following:
C:\passware>C:\Windows\System32\manage-bde.exe -status f:
BitLocker Drive Encryption: Configuration Tool version 6.1.7601
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Volume F: [New Volume]
[Data Volume]
Size: 4,88 GB
BitLocker Version: Windows 7
Conversion Status: Fully Encrypted
Percentage Encrypted: 100%
Encryption Method: AES 128 with Diffuser
Protection Status: Protection On
Lock Status: Unlocked
Identification Field: None
Automatic Unlock: Disabled
Key Protectors:
Password
Numerical Password
If you do not have the “Password” mentioned under “Key Protectors” then Passware Kit cannot assign a brute-force attack on your BitLocker encrypted volume.
We can only recommend that you try searching for the protectors used on other devices and disks.