Maybe now would be a good time to mention that OST is a mirrored copy of your mail store. The password that protects that data is the password that protects your mailstore. AD in this case.
In other words, you can't just grab a different OST and attach it to a profile last I checked. PST is different as you can attach it to any profile at will. Would that stop you from trying with some other software? I doubt it. Would it be readily available? Nope. I don't see a purpose for a password on OST's (although you could have a password prompt for the profile if you want). Is there something I'm missing? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Danny Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 12:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] [exchangelist] RE: Password protecting OST On 5/2/05, Al Mulnick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Agreed that there is little benefit to locking an OST (mirror of your > mailbox and is protected by domain credentials inherently). Yes, there is little benefit if one relies on a password protected PST (or OST) as the one and only layer of defence. However, there are casual and undetermined attempts to access other peoples data, and by password protecting the OST as one of many other layers of defence, you make it that much more difficult; but of course - never impossible. [...] > Curious why you ask though. What's the high-level goal? I simply wanted to know if someone had found a way to password protected an OST like a PST - separate from domain credentials. I am not looking for an elaborate solution or undermining a higher-level goal. I do appreciate all of your thoughts. ...D List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
