Re: Protect folder data.

As the sole protection. Think "defense in depth".

Jim

Margles Singleton wrote:
>
> I wouldn't advise excel password protection - that's very easy to break
> - and it's not encryption, it's just password protection.
>
> mas
>
> >>> "Rick Darsey" <rdarsey_at_aims1.com> 11/26/02 08:03AM >>>
> What format is the data in? Excel will let you password protect a
> workbook.
>
> You can also turn on encryption in Windows 2000. You have to be
> running
> NTFS. If you setup encryption on your system, and password protect the
> Admin
> user, the the only way someone can open the file is to set them up
> with
> rights to the file, or as a Encrypted File Recovery Agent on your
> local
> system. Depending on your network security, this may work. If the
> Network
> Admin has set the domain to override local policies, he may still have
> access to it. If this is not the case, then he would have to have
> Administrative rights to your system.
>
> Rick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shane Lahey [mailto:s.lahey_at_roadrunner.nf.net]
> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 12:29 PM
> To: tony572000_at_hotmail.com; security-basics_at_securityfocus.net
> Subject: RE: Protect folder data.
>
> Why not try Blowfish Advanced CS , available at http://come.to/hahn
> This should do exactally what you want.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony - CIA;CISA;CDP;CPA;MBA [mailto:tony572000_at_hotmail.com]
> Sent: November 18, 2002 8:00 PM
> To: SECURITY-BASICS_at_SECURITYFOCUS.COM
> Subject: Protect folder data.
>
> Hi,
>
> I have some highly confidential data that I frequently access on in a
> folder
> that is on my desktop computer (ie win2k). I want to make sure no one
> but
> me will able to see this data. Does anyone know of any
> freeware\shareware
> that will 1) en-crypt the data in the folder and/or 2) require a
> password
> to open up the folder? I need to make sure a person like our lan
> admin
> or
> desk top support person can not figure out a way to get to the data.
>
> Tony CIA,CISA,CDP,MBA
>
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