Re: Encrypted File Ownership

From: Gary (BitBucket@cox.net)
Date: 01/22/03 

From: Gary <BitBucket@cox.net>
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 18:46:56 GMT

"Terr0r" <mymailinglists@mail.com> wrote in news:054901c2c230$ffebfdf0
$89f82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA01:

>
> The file is located on a company laptop used on a Novell
> network. There is no domain. The original users account
> was deleted from the laptop before the information needed
> from the file was determined. The file is encrypted, as
> it contains vital information for the network. I have not
> tried a recovery agent as of yet.
>
>
<snip>

If the original account no longer exists then the encryption keys also no
longer exist. Unless a recovery agent was designated by the user the file
is a write off. EFS is very good at what it does and there are no back
doors. 

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C:\DOS
C:\DOS\RUN
.\RUN\DOS\RUN

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