Disable: 'Configure use of passwords for removable data drives' for RDVPassphrase This policy setting allows you to specify whether smart cards can be used to authenticate user access to BitLocker-protected removable 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 removable 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 removable data drives. If you do not configure this policy setting, smart cards are available to authenticate user access to a BitLocker-protected removable data drive. Counter Measure: Disable this setting. Disallowing the use of passwords prevents them from being guessed. Potential Impact: Users will not be able to use a password with BitLocker. This will prevent users from accessing their drives on previous versions of Windows.

(1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\BitLocker Drive Encryption\Removable Data Drives\Configure use of passwords for removable data drives (2) REG: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE\RDVPassphrase,RDVPassphraseComplexity,RDVPassphraseLength,RDVEnforcePassphrase