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Re: Windows Encryption Software

From: William Herrin <bill () herrin us>
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 20:20:40 -0500

On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 7:24 PM, Brandon Kim <brandon.kim () brandontek com> wrote:

I want to know if there's software out there that will encrypt files on win2k3, winxp, win7, so that if someone
decides to steal the computer and plug the harddrive into a USB external case, they won't be able to read the files
on the harddrive.


Save yourself some grief and buy a self-encrypting disk (SED) instead.
OS transparent so you won't have the endemic problems with oops it no
longer boots and I can't just boot a live cd and access my business
critical data.

-Bill


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Windows Encryption Software Brandon Kim (Dec 09)
- Re: Windows Encryption Software John Menerick (Dec 09)
  - RE: Windows Encryption Software Brandon Kim (Dec 09)
    - Re: Windows Encryption Software Suresh Ramasubramanian (Dec 09)
- Re: Windows Encryption Software William Herrin (Dec 09)
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    - Re: Windows Encryption Software Michael Holstein (Dec 10)
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  - Re: Windows Encryption Software William Herrin (Dec 10)
    - Re: Windows Encryption Software Chad Dailey (Dec 10)
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