MCSE - Microsoft Official Academic Course - Exam 70-744 - Chapter 1 Key Possible Questions and Answers 2024

Asymmetric Encryption - This uses two keys for encryption. Asymmetric Key, aka public key cryptography, uses two mathematically-related keys. One key to encrypt the data, while the second key is used to decrypt the data. Bitlocker Drive Encryption (BDE) - The feature in Windows since Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 and higher that will encrypt volumes using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algortithm with 128-bit keys by default. You can use Group Policy to configure the use of 256-bit keys. Bitlocker To Go - This is a feature with Win 7 & Server 2008 R2 that enables users to encrypt removable USB devices, such as flash drives and external hard disks. While BitLocker has always supported the encryption of removable drives, This enables you to use the encrypted devices on other computers without having to perform an involved recovery process. Because the system is not using the removable drive as a boot device, a TPM chip is not required. - If you're a command-line user, this is the command you will use to encrypt files and folders on NTFS volumes. Data Recovery Agent (DRA) - A user account that an administrator has authorized to recover BitLocker drives for an entire organization with a digital certificate on a smart card. Decryption - This is the process of converting data from encrypted format back to its original format.