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If you encrypt the folder, the files will inherit the same attributes and encryption configured for the folder. Just make sure that all users that will ahve access to the files have access to the folder. <br />
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Are you going to use the default certificates or are you planning to use a PKI solution? &nbsp;
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If you encrypt the folder, the files will inherit the same attributes and encryption configured for the folder. Just make sure that all users that will ahve access to the files have access to the folder.

Are you going to use the default certificates or are you planning to use a PKI solution?  

My-own-EFS-cert.pdf

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We are downloading files in an Active Directory environment to servers that are 2003 and 2008 servers. If I place a file on a 2003 server or a 2008 server. Is &nbsp;there a native way to encrypt those files once saved to the serve share?<br />

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We are downloading files in an Active Directory environment to servers that are 2003 and 2008 servers. If I place a file on a 2003 server or a 2008 server. Is  there a native way to encrypt those files once saved to the serve share?


File encryption on a Windows 2003 and 2008 server

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).