Metadata-Version: 2.4
Name: libbde-python
Version: 20260903
Summary: Python bindings for libbde
Maintainer-email: Joachim Metz <joachim.metz@gmail.com>
License-Expression: LGPL-3.0-or-later
Project-URL: Documentation, https://github.com/libyal/libbde/wiki/Home
Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/libyal/libbde
Project-URL: Repository, https://github.com/libyal/libbde
Classifier: Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python
Requires-Python: >=3.10
Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
License-File: COPYING
License-File: COPYING.LESSER
Dynamic: license-file

libbde is a library to access the BitLocker Drive Encryption (BDE) format.
BitLocker Drive Encryption (BDE) is a volume-based encryption method used by
Microsoft Windows, as of Vista, to encrypt data on a storage media volume.

Project information:

* Status: alpha
* Licence: LGPL-3.0-or-later

Supported BDE formats:

* BitLocker Windows Vista
* BitLocker Windows 7
* BitLocker Windows 8
* BitLocker Windows 10
* BitLocker To Go

Supported encryption methods:

* AES-CBC
* AES-XTS

Supported protection methods:

* clear key
* password
* recovery password
* start-up key
* FKEV and/or TWEAK key data

Unsupported BDE formats:

* Bitlocker Used Disk Space Only encryption

Unsupported protection methods:

* Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
* SID-based protector

Additional features:

* support for partial encrypted volumes
* zeros out the BDE metadata, matches behavior seen on Windows

Work in progress:

* Dokan library support
* Thread-safety in volume API functions

For more information see:

* Project documentation: https://github.com/libyal/libbde/wiki/Home
* How to build from source: https://github.com/libyal/libbde/wiki/Building

