jdefreitas Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 First of all I don't have any super confidential files on my laptop so I am simply seeking a reasonable protectionmechanism.I did some googling on Xp file encryption seems pretty decent just have one or two questions.Are there any particular issues or flaws with Xp encryption?What type of encryption used and how safe is it?Answers/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophiel X Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 if all you need is "reasonable" protection then it will suffice.it's pretty crappy TBH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janus zeal Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 (edited) Im not sure about any details, but it works like this.your windows xp user account has a number, called a clsid. that number is unique to that account. the clsid and your password are used to encrypt the data. anyone trying to access the files from another account wont be able to, and if they somehow remove/change your password then the files will be inaccessable. however, if someone gets your password then your screwed.what i do when i need to protect files is just create a rar or 7z archive and put a password on it, you might want to try that. Edited May 25, 2006 by janus zeal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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