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RE: encrypted files to ntfs
From: "Nicholas Dambrosio" <ndambrosio () telserv com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:33:05 -0400
Check out this technet article. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodt echnol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/entserver/encrypt_to_recover_agent.asp Nick -----Original Message----- From: Koh Keng Leng [mailto:KOH_Keng_Leng () dsi a-star edu sg] Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 9:02 PM To: gerardmarshallvignes () hotmail com; stephen () unix za net Cc: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Re: encrypted files to ntfs ermm..by the EFS recovery agent? think u can use default administrator on any pc to recover....provided u didn't change the default administrator on your PC....tats for w2k though...i would suppose it works for xp...anyone let me know if i am wrong...thanks
stephen at unix dot za dot net <stephen () unix za net> 07/25/03 07:12PM
there is a way, it was covered in my MSCE course, havent had to do it in 2 years, so for the life of me cant remember exactly how.. it involves taking ownership of files and then decrypting, sorry i cant think off hand exactly how :/ i'll skim thru my msce book over the w/e On Thu, 24 Jul 2003, Gerard Vignes wrote:
Been There Done That My Net Admin told me "You should have backed up the key. Without that, there is nothing you can do". I was able to recover (some stuff) from older, nonencrypted backups.From: "sherban carlogea" <mebus () rdslink ro> To: <security-basics () securityfocus com> Subject: encrypted files to ntfs Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 18:07:53 +0300 i have done a big mistake ...i have encrypted in windows xp some personal files ....and i was haing some troubles with window, and reinstall it now, the big problem .. is their any way to recover my crypted file ? mebus----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----_________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
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Current thread:
- Re: encrypted files to ntfs Gerard Vignes (Jul 24)
- Re: encrypted files to ntfs stephen at unix dot za dot net (Jul 25)
- RE: encrypted files to ntfs Skibi de LaPies (Jul 28)
- RE: encrypted files to ntfs David Gillett (Jul 28)
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- Re: encrypted files to ntfs Koh Keng Leng (Jul 28)
- RE: encrypted files to ntfs Nicholas Dambrosio (Jul 28)
- Re: encrypted files to ntfs stephen at unix dot za dot net (Jul 25)