| Subject | English | German |
| comp., MS | bulk encryption key | Massenverschlüsselungsschlüssel (A session key derived from a master key. Bulk encryption keys are used in SChannel encryption) |
| IT | data encryption key | Datenschlüssel |
| comp., MS | data encryption key | Datenverschlüsselungsschlüssel (A bit string that is used in conjunction with an encryption algorithm to encrypt and decrypt data) |
| comp., MS | encryption key | Schlüssel (A bit string that is used in conjunction with an encryption algorithm to encrypt and decrypt data) |
| comp., MS | encryption key | Verschlüsselungsschlüssel (A bit string that is used in conjunction with an encryption algorithm to encrypt and decrypt data) |
| IT | encryption key | kryptographischer Schlüssel |
| comp., MS | full volume encryption key | Schlüssel für die vollständige Volumeverschlüsselung (The algorithm-specific key that is used to encrypt (and optionally, diffuse) data on disk sectors. Currently, this key can be either 128 bits or 256 bits advanced encryption standard (AES). The default encryption algorithm that BitLocker Drive Encryption uses is AES 128 bit with diffuser) |
| tech. | key encryption key | Verschlüsselungsschlüssel (KEK) |