Someone with ample access to an AD Integrated CA can issue themself a Recovery 
Agent cert which will decrypt EFS stuff that they don't already have access to.
 
Thanks,
Brian Desmond
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c - 312.731.3132

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of steve patrick
Sent: Wed 1/25/2006 10:14 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] OT: Encrypting shared folders



Interesting viewpoint Joe,

Care to expand on this specific to EFS?

steve


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From: "joe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 6:22 AM
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Encrypting shared folders


> One good need for this is to block out server admins from sensitive data
> on
> servers. In that case, it is probably best to get away from any MS tech
> for
> the protecting of the data due to the get out of jail cards that are inate
> in most MS seurity mechanisms whether we are aware of them or not.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 3:31 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Encrypting shared folders
>
> I would ask first - 'why do you think you need to encrypt files, when they
> can be protected using NTFS permissions?'
>
> To enter the land of PGP and/or EFS may imply the need for a PKI which is
> a
> huge undertaking.
>
>
> neil
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley,
> CPA
> aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
> Sent: 24 January 2006 17:11
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: Encrypting shared folders
>
> Since there's more big server land people, can you indulge this question?
>
> What do you do for encrypting files up on a share?
>
> On standalone devices I use EFS or PGP.com but I've yet to deploy a
> "ADaware" network solution.
>
> Susan
>
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