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API Reference: Implementing Disk Encryption with BitLocker

manage-bde CLI

# Check status
manage-bde -status C:

# Enable BitLocker with TPM
manage-bde -on C: -RecoveryPassword -EncryptionMethod AES256

# Backup recovery key to AD
manage-bde -protectors -adbackup C: -ID {protector-id}

# Lock/unlock
manage-bde -lock D:
manage-bde -unlock D: -RecoveryPassword 123456-...

PowerShell BitLocker Cmdlets

# Get BitLocker volume
Get-BitLockerVolume -MountPoint "C:"

# Enable with TPM + PIN
Enable-BitLocker -MountPoint "C:" -EncryptionMethod Aes256 `
  -TpmAndPinProtector -Pin (ConvertTo-SecureString "1234" -AsPlainText -Force)

# Add recovery password
Add-BitLockerKeyProtector -MountPoint "C:" -RecoveryPasswordProtector

# Backup to AD
Backup-BitLockerKeyProtector -MountPoint "C:" -KeyProtectorId $id

Compliance Checks

Check Severity Requirement
BitLocker enabled CRITICAL All OS drives
AES-256 encryption MEDIUM FIPS/enterprise
TPM protector HIGH Hardware-backed
Recovery key escrowed HIGH AD DS or Azure AD
Full disk encrypted MEDIUM Not used-space only

Microsoft Graph API (Intune)

import requests
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}
resp = requests.get(
    "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/deviceManagement/managedDevices"
    "?$select=deviceName,isEncrypted",
    headers=headers)

References