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How to Manage Computer BitLocker Encryption Exemptions How to Manage Computer BitLocker Encryption Exemptions msfttracyp d4400a0d-b36b-4cf5-a294-1f53ec47f9ee dansimp tracyp mdop, security manage library w10 06/16/2016

How to Manage Computer BitLocker Encryption Exemptions

Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) can be used to exempt certain computers from BitLocker protection. For example, an organization may decide to control BitLocker exemption on a computer-by-computer basis.

To exempt a computer from BitLocker encryption, you must add the computer to a security group in Active Directory Domain Services in order to bypass any computer-based BitLocker protection rules.

Note   If the computer is already BitLocker-protected, the computer exemption policy has no effect.

To exempt a computer from BitLocker encryption

  1. Add the computer account that you want to be exempted to a security group in Active Directory Domain Services. This allows you to bypass any computer-based BitLocker protection rules.

  2. Create a Group Policy Object by using the MBAM Group Policy template, then associate the Group Policy Object with the Active Directory group that you created in the previous step. For more information about creating the necessary Group Policy Objects, see Deploying MBAM 1.0 Group Policy Objects.

  3. When an exempted computer starts, the MBAM client checks the Computer Exemption Policy setting and suspends protection based on whether the computer is part of the BitLocker exemption security group.

Administering MBAM 1.0 Features