Re: Dual boot security question

From: Drew Cooper [MS] (dcoop@online.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/21/02 

From: "Drew Cooper [MS]" <dcoop@online.microsoft.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 13:20:26 -0800

If the children won't be running as administrators, you can always use ACLs
to protect the files on the parental partition.

If there are non-system files you need to protect, you could use the
built-in file encryption on the Pro install - EFS. Not only would your kids
not have the keys to decrypt, but Home Edition can't grok EFS. If you do
consider EFS, *please* remember to export your certificate and private key
and put them someplace safe. It's also a good idea to read the whitepaper
first to make sure you know what you're getting into:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/techinfo/administration/recovery/defa
ult.asp 

--
Drew Cooper [MS]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Brent Rowell" <brent@jrowell.com> wrote in message
news:u3rXbrAkCHA.2188@tkmsftngp08...
> Thanks ... I was hoping for a simple solution but you probably have the
> right idea
>
> Brent Rowell
> "Karl Levinson [x y] mvp" <levinson_k@excite.com> wrote in message
> news:OZFBb1#jCHA.348@tkmsftngp12...
> > You might need to use a third party file encryption software to prevent
> > access from the other partition.  You'd need one that can encrypt the
> entire
> > partition, including the Windows system files.  This will to some extent
> > slow the performance when booted to XP.  A list of some common free and
> > not-free encryption software is available at:
> >
> > http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#harden   [skip to the end of the
> section,
> > encryption is the last item mentioned.]
> >
> >
> > "Brent Rowell" <brent@jrowell.com> wrote in message
> > news:upnHNe7jCHA.1280@tkmsftngp12...
> > > Two partitions is not the cure.  XP Home can access both partitions
> (Both
> > > Fat32 AND NTFS)
> > >
> > > Brent
> > > "Hey" <me@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:89f901c28fb5$c84edfa0$8af82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA03...
> > > >
> > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > > >Dual boot XP Home and XP Professional
> > > > >
> > > > >I would like to use home edition for children.  Is there
> > > > a way to remove
> > > > >NTFS support so that home edition cannot read or bother
> > > > files used by
> > > > >Professional version (NTFS)?  Any other sure way to stop
> > > > children from
> > > > >damaging files?
> > > > >
> > > > >(Worked well with Windows ME and Win2K combination)
> > > > >
> > > > >Brent Rowell
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >.Partition your drive into 2 partitions.Make one Fat 32
> > > > and the ntfs.
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Relevant Pages

  • RE: MS EFS Question
    ... FAT or NTFS4 partition? ... Subject: MS EFS Question ... > pretty sure that in the 2nd case it retains the encryption. ...
    (Security-Basics)
  • Re: U.S. Seeks to Force Suspect to Reveal Password to Computer Files
    ... Truecrypt 5 won't include wholedisk encryption. ... here like gleaning partition information. ...
    (alt.privacy)
  • Re: ** Encryption problem **
    ... Unless you backed up your private key certificate, ... It is important to understand how EFS works before just using it as a ... > files on my other partition were encrypted with the windows encryption ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Copy big folder from a NTFS partition to an external HD
    ... Do you know if it is possible, using Linux, to apply encryption or ... another security measure to the external's HD NTFS partition? ... Device mapper is quick and transparent. ...
    (comp.os.linux.misc)
  • RE: MS EFS Question
    ... > Subject: Re: MS EFS Question ... >> (NTFS or FAT). ... >> you transfer it to a fat32 partition what happens? ... >> pretty sure that in the 2nd case it retains the encryption. ...
    (Security-Basics)
Quantcast