Re: EFS - Multiple *simultaneous* access?

From: Robert Gu [MS] (robertg@online.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/01/02 

From: "Robert Gu [MS]" <robertg@online.microsoft.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 17:58:43 -0700

Each file is encrypted seperately. Of course you can access EFS fileA while
other user accesses EFS fileB. EFS works transparently to App. 

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Robert Gu [MS Security Developer]
"Matt" <phloebus@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:127a7acd.0207310246.6c807c90@posting.google.com...
> Hi,
>
> Got a feeling I might already know the answer to this, but...
>
> EFS allows multiple users to access the same encrypted file system.
>
> Can these users simultanously access separate files within this file
> system? (or does all the encrypted data act as one big encrypted
> file?)
>
> Thanks for any thoughts...
>
> Matt
>
> PS: If they can't access at the same time, can anyone think of a
> product which would let them do this?

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