Is BitLocker available on server 2008 Standard edition?

BitLocker is not only a good idea for safe guarding you data on a laptop, it also has value for securing servers. Since servers are not always put in secured locations in branch offices, having the ability to run BitLocket on them help to protect your data should the server ever grow legs. The thing to remember is that on Server 2008 R1, you can only encrypt the OS drive. On the R2 version, you can encrypt all drives.

The following operating systems support BitLocker:

Windows Vista Ultimate
Windows Vista Enterprise
Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition
Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
Windows Server 2008 Standard
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V

Reference: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928202

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