Depending on your operating system, there are procedures for temporarily disabling this prompt and allowing the Login Keychain to be updated on your next reboot. Mac OS: After you have created a new password you may be prompted to enter your old password for the Login Keychain.Click Manage BitLocker to open the BitLocker Drive Encryption control panel. Click Change password > Reset a forgotten password. Windows 8.1 and Windows 10: On the Start page, in the search box, search for BitLocker.Note: If you are prompted for a password that you don't know, please contact your local IT support, submit a Help ticket or call the IT Service Desk at (650) 725-HELP (5-4357). Reset the password that unlocks your hard drive.Enter your encryption key in the recovery key field. Then, click the arrow after the message saying you can reset your password using your recovery key. Mac: Click the question mark in the password field.Turn on the device for which you need the encryption key to be able to log in.The Encryption Key Recovery window closes 15 minutes after it opens.

Write this number down and note the time.

A window displays with the device's encryption key.

Enter your SUNet ID and password on the WebLogin screen and then enter your second factor.

Two-step authentication is required to proceed.

Note: If your device's encryption key is not escrowed, a message saying that an encryption key is not available for the device is displayed instead of the link.

On the Device Details page, in the Device Information section, in the Encryption Status row click Recover your encryption key.

Click the link for the device whose encryption key you want to recover.

From another device, go to to launch the MyDevices app.

Turn off the device whose encryption key you want to recover.

MyDevices does not generate the encryption key - it retrieves the key that was escrowed (i.e., stored on your behalf) in a secure database via BigFix or VLRE. A self-service process to recover your encryption key is available for computers managed by BigFix or monitored by VLRE - provided you opted to have VLRE escrow your recovery key. If your computer is encrypted and you forget the password that unlocks your hard drive, you'll need the encryption recovery key to unlock your drive.

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