---
name: "bdemount"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libbde-utils"
version: "20240502-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bdemount"
---

# bdemount(1)

mounts a BitLocker Drive Encryption (BDE) encrypted volume

## NAME

**bdemount** – mounts a BitLocker Drive Encryption (BDE) encrypted volume

## SYNOPSIS

**bdemount** \[**-k** *keys*\] \[**-o** *offset*\] \[**-p** *password*\] \[**-r** *password*\] \[**-s** *filename*\] \[**-X** *extended\_options*\] \[**-huvV**\] *source*

## DESCRIPTION

**bdemount** is a utility to mount a BitLocker Drive Encryption (BDE) encrypted volume

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

*source* is the source file.

The options are as follows:

- **-h**

  shows this help

- **-k** *keys*

  the full volume encryption key and tweak key formatted in base16 and separated by a : character e.g. FKEV:TWEAK

- **-o** *offset*

  specify the volume offset in bytes

- **-p** *password*

  specify the password

- **-r** *password*

  specify the recovery password

- **-s** *filename*

  specify the file containing the startup key. typically this file has the extension .BEK

- **-u**

  unattended mode (disables user interaction)

- **-v**

  verbose output to stderr

- **-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.

## BUGS

Please report bugs of any kind to \<joachim.metz@gmail.com\> or on the project website: https://github.com/libyal/libbde/

## AUTHOR

These man pages were written by Joachim Metz.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2011-2024, 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.

## SEE ALSO

[bdeinfo(1)](/bdeinfo/1.md)