Re: exporting certificate/ key for encrypted folder

From: akiwi (invalid_at_notHere.com)
Date: 03/28/05 

Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 08:14:53 +1200

On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 07:03:26 -0800, "Kerry Brown"
<kerry@kdbNOSPAMsystems.c*o*m> wrote:

>>
>> From reading past messages on this newsgroup it seems that all you
>> need to do is use Internet explorer / internet options/ content/
>> certificates/ personal -> export personal certificate and include the
>> private key in the .pfx file. Then copy the pfx file to CDROM or
>> floppy disk.
>>
>> Is this the correct thing to do?
>>
>> Can I import this pfx file onto another XP machine without destroying
>> the existing "personal EFS certificate/key" on that machine?
>>
>> Thanks for any help.
>>
>
>Search help and support for the cipher command. Cipher /x will export the
>certificate. Make sure you test restoring your files before you need to
>actually do it. EFS is a major cause of lost data if things are not done
>exactly right. Test restoring and reading your files on an another computer.
>Make sure both computers are not in the same domain if you are networked. If
>you can do this then your data should be safe.

Help and support makes no mention of a /x switch for the cipher
command. Does the method I posted work?

Graeme

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