BDEMOUNT(1)

NAME
bdemount - mounts a BitLocker Drive Encrypted (BDE) volume

SYNOPSIS
bdemount [-k keys] [-o offset] [-p password] [-r recovery_password] [-s startup_key_path] [-X extended_options] [-huvV] source mount_point

DESCRIPTION
bdemount is a utility to mount a BitLocker Drive Encrypted (BDE) volume

bdemount is part of the libbde package. libbde is a library to access the BitLocker Drive Encryption (BDE) format

source a BitLocker Drive Encrypted (BDE) volume mount_point the directory to serve as mount point

The options are as follows:

-h  shows this help

-k keys
    specify the full volume encryption key and tweak key formatted in base16 and separated by a : character e.g. FVEK:TWEAK

-o offset
    specify the volume offset in bytes

-p password
    specify the password (or passphrase)

-r recovery_password
    specify the recovery password (or passphrase)

-s startup_key_path
    specify the path of the file containing the startup key. Typically this file has the extension .BEK

-u  unattended mode (disables user interaction)

-v  verbose output to stderr, while bdemount will remain running in the foreground

-V  print version

-X extended_options
    extended options to pass to sub system

ENVIRONMENT
None

FILES
None

EXAMPLES

    # bdemount -p Password /dev/sda1
    bdemount 20110821

DIAGNOSTICS
Errors, verbose and debug output are printed to stderr when verbose output -v is enabled. Verbose and debug output are only printed when enabled at compilation.

SEE ALSO
bdeinfo(1)

AUTHORS
Joachim Metz <joachim.metz@gmail.com>

BUGS
Please report bugs of any kind on the project issue tracker: https://github.com/libyal/libbde/issues

COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2011-2026, Joachim Metz <joachim.metz@gmail.com>.

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.