Re: How to Copy EFS(encrypted) Files....

In article <enpMALd#FHA.2708@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, in the
microsoft.public.security news group, Miha Pihler [MVP] <mihap-
news@xxxxxxxxxxx> says...

> Not sure what solution you are looking for, but for the copy operation to be
> sucessful the file must be decrypted first (this is how EFS works and
> protects data -- anything else would be sort of security bypass and would
> beat the purpose of EFS).
>

This actually is not true. In Vista and Longhorn EFS files will remain
encrypted when copied over the wire and currently this is that it works
when using the WebDAV protocol.

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