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Summary: Microsoft has addressed third-party claims that a tool could "crack" BitLocker encryption on high-end editions of Windows 7 and even Windows Vista. According to Microsoft’s Paul Cooke, the tool isn’t actually breaking the encryption at all; rather, it’s designed to recover encryption keys from a hard drive under very specific conditions.
Key Points:

• The tool’s approach relies on obtaining a physical image of system memory, which can contain encryption keys.
• In proper usage—where computers are powered off—the physical memory image becomes inaccessible, preventing any recovery of keys.
• This means that under normal, secure operating conditions, BitLocker’s encryption remains robust and uncompromised.

For more details, you can read Paul Cooke’s explanation on the Windows Security Blog: http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowssecurity/archive/2009/12/07/windows-bitlocker-claims.aspx.
In essence, the claims revolve around a recovery method that doesn’t address actual encryption vulnerabilities when standard security practices are in place.