Re: Password Protect Folders
From: Drew Cooper [MSFT] (dcoop_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/04/04
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Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 20:10:57 -0800
Whoa! EFS is not password protection, but it is dangerous. Also - EFS is
not just an XP (Pro only) feature, but Win2k and Server 2003. Please,
anyone reading this post, before you play with EFS, read about it ( and
export your certificate and private key and keep them somewhere safe). Not
understanding EFS but still using it is an easy way to lose valuable data.
-- Drew Cooper [MSFT] This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "ms" <anonymous@10-01.com> wrote in message news:eux1jcs6DHA.1716@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > With XP you can use Encryption to put a password on the folder. > Only the person with the proper security credentials will be able > to make heads or tails of the folder at that point. The only thing > I can think of for Win2k is to create an administrative account > and set the permissions for the folder to allow ONLY the > newly created administrative account to use the folder. Make > sure the permissions are propagated to subfolders. If it's only > data stored in the folder, this should work, and it's quick and > easy but it's not 100% effective against everyone. But it's > good to keep very young kids out of things you don't want > them to mess with. Teenagers though, might be able to figure > out the methods to get to your administrative passwords > though. > > The level of security you need and use will be determined by > what lengths you'll go to invoke it and what you need. > > -- > Jim Carlock > http://www.microcosmotalk.com/ > Post replies to the newsgroup. > "Trish" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:9aed01c3eac4$87bb6240$a501280a@phx.gbl... > Thanks, I find this really odd that there's no way to > password the folder itself, when working at Microsoft > using Win2k I was able to password protect certain folders > and can't remember how to do it...senility sucks at > times..grins. Thanks for the info, I know how to protect > the folder if I zip them but don't want to zip it, just > keep it passworded. > Trish > >-----Original Message----- > >No password-protecting; only security descriptors. > > > >Well, there are password-protected zip files (pkzip or > winzip - take your > >pick)., but they're not built-in to the OS. > >-- > >Drew Cooper [MSFT] > >This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and > confers no rights. > > > > > >"Trish" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message > >news:9c6701c3eac0$95b567a0$a401280a@phx.gbl... > >> Hi, anyone know how to password protect a folder in > >> Win2000k? I know how to do the share/unshare stuff but > >> want to password protect it totally all the time. Thanks > > > > > >. > > > >
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