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Password Files Protection on Win2000 server

Please advise on what steps i should take in order to protect files using a password on win2k server? What features are available for use in win2k server itself without having to use a 3rd party program.
I would really appreciate it if anyone can answer it asap

Jivko

You can do this by simple NTFS permissions. NTFS is designed exactly for this.
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sramesh2k

Apart from file permissions, you can Encrypt the contents of the folder/file so that only that particular user have access to it. No other user can read the folder contents.

sramesh2k

Encryption option is available in the folder properties > advanced option.

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sramesh2k

Backdoor method:
http://www.rdisruption.com/2000/2k0028.htm

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Dave Howe

EFS is great for protecting files actually on the server (note that in 2K server export edition, EFS is usually 40bits encryption even if you have applied the "high encryption" pack) but useless if you want to transport those files on a CD and problematic if you wish to share them with a user on a network.

You might want to consider the free 7-zip package (www.7-zip.org) which is a winzip-style archiver, and in addition will encrypt with 256 bit AES on request. AES is considered extraordinarily strong encryption - far beyond the ability of even major governments to crack :)

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