Re: Prevent Copying

Steve,

Are you referring to Windows Rights Management Services? The infrastructure
requirements are pretty large (SQL server, IIS, Active Directory), but you
aren't required to have a PKI implementation.

RMS can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/rms or the
microsoft.public.rights_mgmt_svcs newsgroup.

You're right though -- it won't prevent a digital camera in front of the
screen. :)

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"Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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If those users need access to those file there is not much you can do
other than look at using Microsoft Digital Rights Management which is not
something that is simple to set up and needs a SQL server, PKI, and
compatible applications. If you have malicious users that want to steal
data they most likely would have already done that long before they gave
their notice of leaving or they may simply stay employed for the sole
reason of stealing your data. Even DRM can not prevent determined users
who could simply write down information by hand or take digital photos of
the display monitor. -- Steve



"GW" <graham.webber@alliance_SPAM-=_=-NO_solutions.co.uk> wrote in message
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Hello,

I am trying to find a solution for the following scenario.

I have my data stored on a Windows 2003 strd server. I am concerned that
users who are about to leave the company can just copy sensitive data to
any device and will be able to use it at a competitor.
I would still like to use offline files on notebooks to access the files.
I dont want to disable the use of removable media.

Is it possible to use a certificate to encrypt the files based on the
location they are stored, i.e.: opened from the server = ok , Opened from
a Cdrom = bad?

I am not too worried about being able to use offline files, but it would
be nice.

Thanks for all the pointers and suggestions.
Graham

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