Re: PST encryption

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From: Roady [MVP] (newsgroups_DELETE__at__DELETE_sparnaaij_NO_._SPAM_net)
Date: 07/05/04 

Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 16:28:44 +0200

This is not a secure way to work with your pst-files.

A more secure way would be to work with NTFS permissions on folder level.
Additionally you can encrypt a file/folder by rightclicking it->
Properties-> Advanced...-> option Encrypt contents to secure data. Once
encrypted you can press the Details buttons to manage the certificate needed
to view the data. Now when the harddisk gets stolen there is no way to
retrieve the data as the certificate is not available.

You might want to take a look here for additional info about security
techniques;
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/topics/identity/default.mspx 

-- 
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com
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"Fennis" <awesomefennis-nospam-@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:267c901c46296$9fa98540$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Hey,
>
> I am currently doing a project on Email Recovery, and I
> am looking in to methods to protect the PST file.
> Obviously the two features which Outlook provide are
> encryption and password protection.
>
> In Outlook there are 3 options for PST encryption.
> No Encryption
> Compressible Encryption
> High Encryption
>
> With Compressible wencryption, it is still possible to
> crack this encrytion with tools available.
>
> I want to know what type of encrytion is being used in
> the compressible encyption and the high encryption.
> Do you know of any tool that is able to bypass the
> encryption?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Fennis
>

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