Policy

Configure use of smart cards on fixed data drives

This policy setting allows you to specify whether smart cards can be used to authenticate user access to the BitLocker-protected fixed data drives on a computer. If you enable this policy setting smart cards can be used to authenticate user access to the drive. You can require a smart card authentication by selecting the "Require use of smart cards on fixed data drives" check box. Note: These settings are enforced when turning on BitLocker, not when unlocking a drive. BitLocker will allow unlocking a drive with any of the protectors available on the drive. If you disable this policy setting, users are not allowed to use smart cards to authenticate their access to BitLocker-protected fixed data drives. If you do not configure this policy setting, smart cards can be used to authenticate user access to a BitLocker-protected drive.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / BitLocker Drive Encryption / Fixed Data Drives
Policy ID cab90b4dfb4d
Internal name FDVConfigureSmartCard

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE\FDVAllowUserCert (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE\FDVAllowUserCert (disabled) = 0
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE\FDVEnforceUserCert

Policy notes

This policy setting allows you to specify whether smart cards can be used to authenticate user access to the BitLocker-protected fixed data drives on a computer. If you enable this policy setting smart cards can be used to authenticate user access to the drive. You can require a smart card authentication by selecting the "Require use of smart cards on fixed data drives" check box. Note: These settings are enforced when turning on BitLocker, not when unlocking a drive. BitLocker will allow unlocking a drive with any of the protectors available on the drive. If you disable this policy setting, users are not allowed to use smart cards to authenticate their access to BitLocker-protected fixed data drives. If you do not configure this policy setting, smart cards can be used to authenticate user access to a BitLocker-protected drive.

Related policies

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