Re: dual password for file/folder encryption

[Alexander Bondarenko <al.bondarenko () gmail com>]

Are these laptops and desktops running windows ?    If yes, you can use EFS 
with Recovery Agent's certs, which alow you  to decrypt any encrypted 
folder ?

See more here:  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc512680.aspx

On Monday 15 December 2008 18:23, Tariq Khan wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I am looking for encryption software. Here's the story (bear with me),
> we role out laptops and desktops for staff members and we would like by
> default to have a folder which is encrypted and anything dropped (saved)
> into that folder is automatically encrypted. Now, the idea is that we
> set the master password on the folder (which should filter down to the
> files), so when the users "put and pull" from the folder they are asked
> for a password which they can set them selves. You may be wondering
> "why", well in case of an employee leaving "under a cloud" or has not
> informed us of the password for their files and folders within the
> default encryption folder we can get to the folder and any files within
> it with our master password. Apart from the fact that a lot of our staff
> are forever forgetting their passwords.
>
> I have tried some software but they do not have the option for a master
> password which can override user set passwords.
>
> I hope all that made sense. I would really appreciate any help.
>
> Thank you
>
>
> Tariq Khan
>
> Information Security Analyst
> Corporate Systems Group
> Thames Valley University
>  
> Learning and Information Services
>  
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