Encrypting File System

Top Downloads:

RegCleaner
Internet Download Manager
Spybot
MusicMatch
Clean MemXP

Categories:

Encrypting File System

Category: File Encryption Tools - 69 downloads

Download Encrypting File System

License	Demo
Size	0KB
Updated	2003-01-20
Price	$0.00
OS	Win 2k
Author	Microsoft
Support	Encrypting File System Support

Description

You can use the Encrypting File System (EFS) to encrypt data files to prevent unauthorized access. EFS uses a dynamically generated encryption key to encrypt the file. This File Encryption Key (FEK) is encrypted with the your EFS public key and added to the file. You must have the EFS private key to decrypt the FEK. After you decrypt the FEK, you can use the FEK to decrypt the file.

In EFS, you can use a Recovery Agent decrypted encrypted files in the event that your EFS private key is lost. Every time a file is encrypted, the FEK is also encrypted with this Recovery Agents EFS public key. This encrypted FEK is attached to the file with the copy that is encrypted with your EFS public key. If you use the Recovery Agents private key, you can decrypt the FEK, and then decrypt the file.

In Windows 2000, the local administrator is the default Recovery Agent. If the computer is joined to a Windows 2000 domain, the domain administrator is the default Recovery Agent. This article describes how to back up the EFS Recovery Agents private key so that encrypted data can be recovered in the event that the copy that is located on the computer is lost.

WARNING: After you export the private key to a disk, store the disk in a secure place. If someone gains access to your EFS private key, he or she can gain access to your encrypted data.

Link To This Page

Rating: NA (0 Votes)

Sponsor

Quick Reviews

Write a review and share your thoughts with other downloaders.

Your name:
Your location:
Country (flag):
Your comments:

Security check *

Check out our new
Free Mac Software site

Featured Software

Get Your Site Submitted for Free in the World's Largest B2B Directory!

Email Address:
* URL:
*
*Indicates Mandatory Field

Terms & Conditions