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This MSKB article should be of help:<br />
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<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;241201" rel="ugc">http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;241201</a><br />
How to back up the recovery agent Encrypting File System (EFS) private key in Windows Server 2003, in Windows 2000, and in Windows XP
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This MSKB article should be of help:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;241201 [http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;241201]
How to back up the recovery agent Encrypting File System (EFS) private key in Windows Server 2003, in Windows 2000, and in Windows XP

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Once i back this up, how do i restore this to another machine to test and see if i can decrypt those files...???<br />
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Vinod<br />

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Once i back this up, how do i restore this to another machine to test and see if i can decrypt those files...???

Vinod


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Hi,<br />
&nbsp; I have a stand alone windows xp professional machine. I'm using EFS and encrypting files in my hard drive. I want to be able to recover those files even if the disk crashes. I created a recovery agent certificate for local admin using command cipher /r:filename<br />
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Now i would like to know what the remaining steps are to succesfully exporting the private key and be able to read this encrypted file in another machine using those exported keys.<br />
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Thanks for all your help!<br />
<br />
Vinod.<br />

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Hi,
  I have a stand alone windows xp professional machine. I'm using EFS and encrypting files in my hard drive. I want to be able to recover those files even if the disk crashes. I created a recovery agent certificate for local admin using command cipher /r:filename

Now i would like to know what the remaining steps are to succesfully exporting the private key and be able to read this encrypted file in another machine using those exported keys.

Thanks for all your help!

Vinod.


Creating Recovery agent and recovering EFS files in standalone XP Machine

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.

Windows XP

Encryption is the process of encoding messages or information in such a way that only authorized parties can read it. In an encryption scheme, the intended communication information or message, referred to as plaintext, is encrypted using an encryption algorithm, generating ciphertext that can only be read if decrypted. For technical reasons, an encryption scheme usually uses a pseudo-random encryption key generated by an algorithm. An authorized recipient can easily decrypt the message with the key provided by the originator to recipients, but not to unauthorized interceptors.