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- Remove EFS from Win2K/XP clients to avoid security breaches
- By Karl KoehlerBy now, most of you have probably heard something about EFS, Microsoft’s Encrypting File System that is included in Windows 2000 and Windows XP Professional. This file system allows users to easily encrypt files or folders on Windows 2000 and XP systems running NTFS partitions. A great deal...
- Tags: EFS, Guest Contributor, Remove EFS, security
- Technical articles 2004-12-27
- Remove EFS from Win2K/XP clients to avoid security breaches
- broken link to MS KB articlesThe MS KB article "How to Encrypt Data Using EFS in Windows 2000" has been removed. Try this instead:EFS Best practices, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223316/EN-US/No EFS by DefaultThe article claims that EFS is enabled by default in Windows XP. From my experience with XP installs, it...
- Tags: COAtech, EFS, Encrypt Data Using EFS, Remove EFS, security
- Discussion threads 2004-12-28
- Get IT Done: Remove EFS from Win2K/XP clients to avoid security breaches
- By Karl KoehlerBy now, most of you have probably heard something about EFS, Microsoft’s Encrypting File System that is included in Windows 2000 and Windows XP Professional. This file system allows users to easily encrypt files or folders on Windows 2000 and XP systems running NTFS partitions. A great deal...
- Tags: EFS, Get IT Done, Guest Contributor, Remove EFS, security
- Technical articles 2003-06-18
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- Disable EFS on Windows 2000 and Windows XP Pro clients
- Microsoft's Encrypting File System EFS is designed to be easy to use, even transparent to the end user. Unfortunately, this ease of use also makes it possible for users to encrypt files and folders they shouldn't. EFS is enabled on Windows 2000 and XP Professional systems by default, but you...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Corp., Encrypting File System, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000, Operating Systems, Software
- Download resources 2005-03-28
- Lock down corporate data with EFS
- Using EFS with ACT! 2005Has anybody had any luck with EFS or any other encryption product and ACT! 2005? After applying EFS to ACT! database folders, I get the message, "Could not access the specified database," when attempting to open my database. It does the same thing when...
- Tags: Storage, EFS
- Discussion threads 2005-03-21
- EFS Key (exe)
- EFS Key retrieves EFS-encrypted files from NTFS partitions. To retrieve the files, the encryption password must be known or SAM database must be present. EFS Key user interface is similar to Windows Explorer. User can browse disk contents, then drag and drop files to a new location. Encrypted files are...
- Tags: Disk, EFS Key, EFS Key User Interface, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2004-02-09
- Step-by-Step Guide to Encrypting File System (EFS)
- This document provides sample procedures that demonstrate the end-user and administrative capabilities of the Encrypting File System EFS included with the Windows® 2000 operating system. EFS is based on public-key encryption and takes advantage of the CryptoAPI architecture in Windows 2000.
- Tags: Encrypting File System, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2003-09-02
- EFS
- Hi,I had one folder with Windows XP EFS encryption on my external hd. My PC crashed and now I cannot access this folder as I didn't backup the Recovery Agent for those encrypted folders!Is there any way for me to open those encrypted files? I've tried using the software "Advanced...
- Tags: Backups
- Q&A 2004-10-01
- backing up encrypted files
- Has anybody found a solution to backing up a encyrpted folder inside a Windows 2k3 server. Using a 3prty backup software not windows backup.EFS Aware Backup SolutionsWindows 2000-aware backup applications, including Veritas Software's Backup Exec and Computer Associates International's ArcserveIT, back up EFS files without decrypting them.efs backupbfilmfan-- do...
- Tags: backup, EFS, encryption, hardware, joelc@..., windows
- Discussion threads 2006-01-12
- Read my files on a XP efs volume
- Yesterday, my HD collapsed.It was no more able to boot, and is now connected by USB to my laptop.I've a new disk in the laptop, new XP.But I've an EFS XP folder on the old disk, and I was unable to open the files therein. I never made a backup...
- Tags: n_toscani@..., disk, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2007-04-14
- Read my files on a XP efs volume
- Yesterday, my HD collapsed.It was no more able to boot, and is now connected by USB to my laptop.I've a new disk in the laptop, new XP.But I've an EFS XP folder on the old disk, and I was unable to open the files therein. I never made a backup...
- Tags: n_toscani@..., disk, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2007-04-14
- Prevent data theft with Windows Vista's Encrypted File System (EFS) and BitLocker
- How many of you are looking to data encryption?How many of you are looking to data encryption on client machines? If so, would you consider using EFS and BitLocker?
- Tags: george_ou@..., BitLocker, Encrypted File System, windows, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-02-28
- EFS Backup Data Recovery Testing
- I'm using EFS on my Win2K3 AD domain to encrypt files before they go to tape via ntbackup. I've created a Data Recovery Agent and EFS Policy, everything is working fine, files are being encrypted, the DRA can decrypt them just fine. Now I'm testing my disaster recovery...
- Tags: jason.weir@..., DRA
- Discussion threads 2007-03-05
- EFS encrypted files, Old Hard Drive not bootable am i SOL?
- My old hard drive failed on me and became unbootable. I migrated all my files onto the new hard drive with the old as a slave. I doubly encrypted some sensitive files with Microsoft EFS and Axcrypt (so I'm doubly screwed I think)...I have the passphrases for Axcrypt,...
- Tags: Demianwulf@..., AxCrypt, hard drive
- Discussion threads 2007-08-05
- Most don't use EFS to protect sensitive data on PCs
- One way to protect sensitive data stored on PCs is to use Windows' Encrypting File System EFS. In a recent Polling Place Quick Poll, TechRepublic asked members if their organizations use EFS to protect their sensitive data.
- Tags: Desktops, TechRepublic Staff, sensitive data, PC
- Technical articles 2002-07-03
- DOWNLOAD: Disable EFS on Windows 2000 and Windows XP Pro clients
- Microsoft's Encrypting File System EFS is designed to be easy to use, even transparent to the end user. Unfortunately, this ease of use also makes it possible for users to encrypt files and folders they shouldn't.This two-page Task Sheet tells you how to disable EFS on Windows 2000 and Windows...
- Tags: Bill Detwiler - TechRepublic, Disable EFS, download, efs, encryption, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, windows, windows 2000, windows xp
- Discussion threads 2005-04-05
- Exploring the Nuances of Remote File Encryption
- This webcast provides an overview of encryption and discusses the requirements of remote encryption. It also talks about tools for the Encrypting File System EFS, and EFS file sharing. The presenter will also focus on known issues and troubleshooting procedures for remote encryption issues.
- Tags: Encryption, Security
- Webcasts 2006-12-06
- EFS Pop3 Connector (exe)
- EFS Standard is a pop connector that retrieves email from a POP3 account at your ISP and distributes the messages to users mailboxes on a local SMTP mail server such as Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Notes. Supports unlimited users, account aliasing, brief and detailed transaction windows, advanced scheduling, transaction logging,...
- Tags: POP3, Connector, Chimera Computing, EFS Standard, EFS, E-mail, E-mail Servers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet
- Software downloads 2008-02-13
- probliem in decryption
- I encrypted my 'E' drive with NTFS in XP SP2.Rcently I formatted my primary partition and freshly installed XP SP2.Now when i try to open any file in my E drive i receive the message:"windows can't access the specified evice or path or file.You may not have appropriate permissions to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, EFS
- Discussion threads 2006-03-11
- EFS Recovery Agent
- How do I create/add a recovery agent that can decrypt files on the server that another user encrypts?When I try to create a Recovery Agent, I get the message "The selected user has no certificates suitable for EFS Recovery and cannot be added as a recovery agent. Select another...
- Tags: agent, jfrances@..., Recovery agent
- Discussion threads 2007-02-12
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