Re: How can I encrypt files on a HTTPS file server?

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From: George Valkov (null_at_somewhere.com)
Date: 07/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 11:34:02 +0300

Hello Ace,
I know that the HTTPS session is clear text HTTP travelling over a secure
(encrypted) channel.
I wrote encrypt files. NTFS supports Encrypted File System (EFS). I want
files on the server's hard disk to be encrypted.
I use Windows Explorer / Internet Explorer 6.0 to open Web Folders and
connect to the HTTPS site. The folders and files appear just like local
folders.

1. I encrypted a folder on the client's desktop and then uploaded it to the
server. The folder content was decrypted and then uploaded.

2. I encrypted one folder on the server, but then I can't neither read nor
write files from it.I can only view it's content.

Note: I use one and same user account to logon locally on the server and
establish the HTTPS connection.

<PleaseSubstituteMyActualFirstName&LastNameHere@hotmail.com> wrote in
message news:ecQ2HoedEHA.1652@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> In news:%23WEpPzYdEHA.720@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl,
> George Valkov <null@somewhere.com> asked for help and I offered my
> suggestions below:
> > I read somewhere that I can encrypt files on my HTTPS server for Web
> > Authoring. How can I do this?
> >
> > I have local access to the Windows 2003 enterprise server.
> > The server is in workgroup mode.
> >
> > I can view the folder content in Web Folders, I can upload, rename,
> > delete files and folders, just like I do with files on my local
> > hard-disk. A valid and trusted certificate is installed on the
> > server. Secure HTTP channel (128 bit) is required to access the web
> > site. File system is NTFS.
>
> Not sure what you mean, unless I'm missing something, but having a 128 bit
> valid server cert and using HTTPS encrypts the session. If you mean from
> Front Page, if the site is https, then you need to connect to it thru that
> method. If you are on a workstation connecting to it and want to encrypt
it
> going across your local network, then you can use IPSec.
>
> If I am wrong, please elaborate a bit more.
> Thanks
>
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> Ace
>
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> Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSE+I, MCT, MVP
> Microsoft Windows MVP - Windows Server - Directory Services
>
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