Backup of keystore (DCPP)

From: Anarko (kristian.d_at_ofir.dk)
Date: 10/27/05 

Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 02:44:02 +0200

Now I have everything working great with encrypting my external
harddisks with DriveCrypt Plus Pack, but of course I'm as anxious as
anyone about something going wrong and losing my precious data...

I'm not absolutely sure that I have a full understanding of how
everything works, but it seems to me, that the Keystore file is pretty
important. I can't see how I could read one of my disks without the
keystore - but on the other hand I suppose it isn't used with the
preboot authentication, since the dks-file is stored on the drive
itself...? And there's also the fact, that the keystore doesn't contain
my passwords, so it can't be that important - or can it?

The point is that if the keystore is crucial for accessing my encrypted
data, I want to take a backup of the keystore and save on some external
media, but I can't find any support on this subject anywhere!

Can anyone explain to me how this keystore-business works, and if I
should make a backup copy of the keystore?

Relevant Pages

  • Re: More CryptImportKey/NTE_BAD_KEY issues
    ... > generate and maintain a selection of keys to be kept within our own keystore ... > for encrypting this data. ... >> key is apparently a public key that correspond to private key stored on ... >> computer A in a key container that you are opening with CryptAcquireContext ...
    (microsoft.public.platformsdk.security)
  • Re: More CryptImportKey/NTE_BAD_KEY issues
    ... Through a combination of DeriveKey and using a SYMMETRICWRAPKEYBLOB, ... >> for encrypting this data. ... >> keystore and it's being maintained on the same server that they key their ... >> and store it, encrypted by a public 'master key', in the central file. ...
    (microsoft.public.platformsdk.security)