file encryption in xp pro

[Guest]

I want to encrypt some folders in XP Pro but I don't recall ever creating a
certificate. I can specify files and folders for encryption and that all
works fine but how do I know that a strong password exists for whatever
key/certificate that might exist? When and how could my personal encryption
certificate with its associated private key have been created? Can I view
them? Can I change them? Is my login password part of that information? I
don't have a floppy - can I export private keys to a device that contains
other information - such as a usb data key? Since this is all related, is
there a single document that contains all this info in one place?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I want to encrypt some folders in XP Pro but I don't recall ever
creating a certificate. I can specify files and folders for
encryption and that all works fine but how do I know that a strong
password exists for whatever key/certificate that might exist? When
and how could my personal encryption certificate with its
associated private key have been created? Can I view them? Can I
change them? Is my login password part of that information? I don't
have a floppy - can I export private keys to a device that contains
other information - such as a usb data key? Since this is all
related, is there a single document that contains all this info in
one place?

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Best practices for the Encrypting File System
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223316/

How to back up the recovery agent Encrypting File System (EFS) private key
in Windows Server 2003, in Windows 2000, and in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/241201

Using Efsinfo.exe to determine information about encrypted files
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/243026/