Re: Keys to Encryption

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net)
Date: 07/16/04 

Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 04:38:14 GMT

How are you getting the files from one computer to the other while remaining
encrypted? Portable media maybe? Make sure that you are using an account that has
the same name and password as on the computer that you encrypted the files on. Then
logon and import the .pfx file that will prompt you for a password to allow access to
the private key and verify that the certificate is in your personal certificate store
for user as found with the mmc/certificates snapin and that the private key [as
indicated on the general page] is there. --- Steve

"Zen Andreas" <zen8069@zen.co.uk> wrote in message
news:uWl9EosaEHA.1152@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Dear all,
>
> I encrypted my personal files but seem to fail getting access to
> them from another computer:
>
> I have a folder with files that have been encrypted on my home
> computer (win2k),
> - I exported the keys (to *.PFX format)
> - then went to my office computer (Win2K), installed the keys (by
> double
> clicking the file or by going to the MMC console)
>
> This is a procedure in accordance with that described on the
> Microsoft website but still after installing the keys I cannot
> open the files....
> I also got certificate (*.p7b files which seemingly seem to be
> file recovery certificates when installed on another computer)
> but similar to the above problem, this also does not grant me
> access to my encrypted files.
>
> So, now being very concerned if not gravely worried on how to
> make this work (and make sure I WILL KEEP access to my file at
> all time) I would appreciate if you could advice me on how I can
> securely encrypt files and bring the keys to the another computer
> where I then can access these encrypted file again.
>
> Zen
>
>
>

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