Re: EFS Data Recovery not working as expected



Leo Cruz wrote:
I've recently setup EFS for an enterprise network and everything is
working great, except decryption. I've created a custom group policy,
setup and enterprise CA, and everything seems to be working well.
When i attempt to recover data as the DRA, i'm getting access denied
and cannot figure out the cause. If this is the correct forum to post
this in, let me know and I'll go through an exhaustive explanation of
the setup. If this is not the correct forum, please let me know where
i should post this. Thanks.

I don't use EFS but you may find some help in the attached links :-

The Encrypting File System
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/topics/cryptographyetc/efs.mspx

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

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

How To Encrypt a Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308989

How To Remove File Encryption in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308993

How To Encrypt a File in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=307877

HOW TO: Share Access to an Encrypted File in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308991

Advanced EFS Data recovery
http://www.crackpassword.com/products/prs/mswin/efs/


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