10 Dec
2010
10 Dec
'10
9:33 a.m.
After some research, I find that recovery of EFS (available for Win 2000/2003/XP/Vista/7) encrypted files in the case of disaster can be problematic. It has to do with keys, file ownerships, etc., etc., etc. Plan for disaster and know how to recover before you encrypt with EFS.
This is an interesting point .. it depends on what the "disaster" is that you plan for. In many cases, the "disaster" is the seizure or loss of the device, it which case it's appropriate NOT to have any method of key recovery. In a corporate context, it's debatable if key escrow and multikey methods mitigate the risk or compound it. Regards, Michael Holstein Cleveland State University