Instructions here are provided as a courtesy only for students to set up BitLocker in compliance with CUIMC requirements.
IMPORTANT: Computers used for work - including any personally owned - must have BitLocker set up by the department or division's Certified IT Group as per CUIMC Information Security Requirements.
By default, BitLocker uses an encryption method called AES-128, which does not meet the University encryption requirement minimum of a 256 bit cipher key. These instructions will help you look up a computer's current BitLocker encryption method.
If AES-256 (or XTS-AES 256) is not listed the computer will need to be completely decrypted, then have BitLocker settings changed to use AES-256 and enable full disk encryption.