The recovery key is the final backdoor to encrypted data. Treat it with the same security as a domain admin password. Document your recovery process, restrict access, and always confirm the user’s identity before handing over the key.
: You can force a backup to AD from the client machine using: manage-bde -protectors -adbackup C: -id 'YOUR-KEY-ID' Microsoft Learn Group Policy settings get bitlocker recovery key from active directory