Encrypt HD Automaticly After Image

[ConJon]

Hey guys,

I am wondering if anyone has any ideas for a image or cloning software that you can configure to automatically encrypt a hard drive using bitlocker or any other third party encryption software after imaging a computer. So, for example, I have an image captured. I use it to image a laptop, and after it completes the image it automatically encrypts the laptops hard drive. I'm guessing this is impossible, but, I thought I'd ask. Thanks guys!

[geo3]

You could do it manually in 2 steps.

1 Generate image file

2 Encrypt the file using what ever tool your comfortable with.

[Mira Yurizaki]

Either create a batch file or PowerShell script to run wbAdmin and Manage-bde, which are the command line commands for creating a system image and doing Bitlocker stuff respectively. You can figure out how to work them by going to:

• wbAdmin: https://pureinfotech.com/use-wbadmin-create-windows-10-system-image-backup/
• Manage-bde: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-7/dd894351(v=ws.10)

[Pyrii]

I think the idea is the OP wants each machine to have independent encryption. Having each machine that uses the image use the same encryption salt/key is a security risk because then if you break into one machine's encryption, you can break into them all.

 

I'd look for command line arguments for such programs and create a post-image script