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  • 1.  Password recovery for encrypted files

    Posted Jul 06, 2011 11:49 AM

    Hi,

    What is password recovery method if any file encrypted through Removal Storage Encryption?

    Regards,

    Ajeet



  • 2.  RE: Password recovery for encrypted files

    Posted Jul 22, 2011 10:39 AM

    If you have a master certificate, you may.

    1. Launch MMC, add Certificates snap-in for my user account.
    2. Expand Certificates - Current User under Console Root in the left pane, right click Personal folder, then go to All tasks -> click Request new certificate...
    3. Select User as certificate type, click Next.
    4. Give it a friendly name, click Next.
    5. Verify the details at the last screen and click Finish.
    6. By default, Windows 2003 enterprise root CA is configured to automatically generate a user certificate upon receiving a request. So now, you should see a Certificates folder under Personal folder in the left pane.
    8. Click the Certificates folder, in the right pane, you should see the user certificate that's just generated.
    9. Right click the user certificate, go to All tasks -> click on Export....
    10. Select No, do not export the private key and click Next.
    11. Select Cryptographic Message Syntax Standard - PKCS #7 Certificates (..P7B), then next.
    12. Give it a name, and click Finish.

     Now create the Removable storage client package. In the Removable Storage Installation Settings –Encryption Method, select A password or A password and/or one or more certificates.

     In the Removable Storage Installation Settings –Recovery Certificate, choose Encrypt files with a recovery certificate and browse and select the saved P7B certificate.
    In the Removable Storage Installation Settings – Portability pane check Copy the Removable Storage Access Utility to all removable storage devices.
     
     
    Hope this helps


  • 3.  RE: Password recovery for encrypted files

    Posted Sep 27, 2011 09:04 AM

    If your not using certificates, then there is no password recovery.