Doubt EFS

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Paulo

Hi, how are you? I hope fine...

1: I would like to know if I encrypt any folder and if anybody take the HD
out and plug on another XP/NTFS system machine, that folder could be read?

2: I am a developer and I would like to create a system and my DB will stay
on a encrypted folder, can you answer me if the interbase/firebird engine
can access that file? I have to do that just to prevent the users steal the
database...

I hope you can understand me... stay in peace !
 
Paulo said:
Hi, how are you? I hope fine...

1: I would like to know if I encrypt any folder and if anybody take
the HD out and plug on another XP/NTFS system machine, that folder
could be read?
2: I am a developer and I would like to create a system and my DB
will stay on a encrypted folder, can you answer me if the
interbase/firebird engine can access that file? I have to do that
just to prevent the users steal the database...

I hope you can understand me... stay in peace !
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It is possible to extract the encryption keys out of a user profile if you
have physical access to the hard drive. For EFS to be secure from physical
access you have to export the certificate with the keys to removable media
and delete it from the hard drive. To decrypt a file you would have to
import the certificate then delete it after you are finished with the file.

I don't think EFS will work for what you want to do.
 
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