Azure Backup now supports BEK encrypted Azure virtual machines

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Published

Apr 10, 2018

Status

Launched

Timeline

  • April 2018
    General Availability

Product

Azure Backup
Virtual Machines

Tag

Features

Category

Management and governance
Storage
Compute

Description

Azure Backup now supports backup and restore of Azure virtual machines encrypted using Bitlocker Encryption Key(BEK) for managed or unmanaged disks. This announcement augments the existing capability to backup VMs encrypted using Bitlocker Encryption Key(BEK) and Key Encryption Key(KEK). This support is available using Portal and PowerShell.

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