Re: Decrypt error
From: Karl Levinson [x y] mvp (jamescagney90210@excite.com)
Date: 01/31/03
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From: "Karl Levinson [x y] mvp" <jamescagney90210@excite.com> Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 09:42:18 -0500
It is true that if you're using EFS encryption, you must must must back up
the encryption keys or else you can lose all your encrypted files forever if
Windows is reinstalled or stops being able to boot:
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#efs
"Marc Frenette" <post.reply.only@noemail.com> wrote in message
news:ebuFKbRyCHA.1900@TK2MSFTNGP10...
> The Encrypting File System (EFS) is designed to protect the privacy of
> sensitive data. Besides the user who encrypts a file, only a designated
> recovery agent personnel can decrypt it. Other system accounts that have
> permissions for that file (even the Take Ownership permission)cannot open
> the file without the encryptor's private key.
>
> In short, if you didn't encrypt it or wasn't designated as a recovery
agent,
> you can't touch it.
>
> FYI. I also remember reading somewhere that if you encrypt a file on a
> network share, the encryption key gets placed on the workstation that was
> used to encrypt the file. If the workstation gets hosed, reformatted or
> re-imaged... there goes the key.
>
> Marc
>
> "pvm7" <pvm7@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:009b01c2c8eb$458a8190$cef82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA08...
> > Hi ,
> > Having trouble decryping folders and changing permissions
> > to decrypt folder: messege is " a error occured" thought I
> > am administrator to the machine.
> > Any geeks in this area ??
> > thanks
> > pvm
>
>
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