Re: Problem with Certificate and Encryption

From: Pavel (Atin90_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/06/04 

Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 17:00:54 -0800

Thanks Steven,

All the machines are XP. I am not using the same user names on the other
machines, but I did test it few times using the same name and password with
out and change, it still did not work. The encryption method seem to be same
but I think I better check one more time. 

-- 
Pavel
"Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@nospam-comcast.net> wrote in message
news:MsnKb.68332$I07.312028@attbi_s53...
> I am more familiar with W2K, but I would check that the private key was
exported with
> the certificate [use mmc certificate snapin] and that you are using the
same user
> logon name and password on the machine you are having a problem with as
the machine
> the files were copied from. Windows 2000 machines may not be able to
decrypt files
> encrypted on XP Pro since by default XP Pro [at least SP1 I believe] uses
a stronger
> encryption method.   --- Steve
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=329741
>
> "Pavel" <Atin90@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OZhvKq%230DHA.2324@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >
> > I have been unable to figure out why one of the PC's that I maintain is
> > refusing to cooperate. I have a need to transport sensitive data from
one PC
> > to another, not at the same location and there is no access to internet
for
> > some of them. Our solution was to use USB PenDrive formatted with NTFS
and
> > then files placed on it are Encrypted using Windows native encryption.
> > Access to these files is then given by one time installation of
Certificate
> > of Authenticity that comes from the originating PC's
> >
> >   The problem is that when I create Certificate of Authenticity on one
> > particular PC and then install this certificate on other PC's, any
Encrypted
> > file that comes from the source where the Certificate was created, I am
> > unable to open such file. It acts as if no certificate exists. The only
way
> > I am able to read this file is if and when the file is still at the
source,
> > I add the 'Users Who Can Transparently Access This File' option with the
> > name of the user that will be permitted to open this file under
Encryption
> > Details. This is not desirable since this option is not available under
> > Encrypted Folder, which could then set every file in this folder to this
> > state.
> >
> > With all other PC's that I work with, the Certificate is sufficient with
the
> > exception of this one.
> >
> > I do not know if this will make any sense to whom may reads this.
> >
> > -- 
> > Pavel
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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