First published on TechNet on Mar 09, 2010
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Published Apr 04, 2019
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Great article on EFS!
In an attempt to accommodate for the users who would never right click, I made a simple application that can be used for EFS.
SOURCE:https://github.com/OsbornePro/EncrypIT
DOWNLOAD EXE FROM: https://github.com/OsbornePro/EncrypIT/releases/tag/EncrypITv2.0
This program will
- Encrypt a file or directory
- Decrypt a file or directory
- Backup a user accounts EFS certificate
- Grant another domain user access to a file or directory
- Revoke a domain users access to a file or directory
A user does not have to open a file or folder's properties with this program, they can drag and drop a file or folder then click encrypt or decrypt. They can also enter another domain users username and click "Grant Access" or "Revoke Access" to quickly and easily modify permissions on a file.
The button for backing up the certificate saves the PFX file to a location that OneDrive is not auto-syncing to the cloud. It also generates a secure password for the PFX certificate to ensure the key is backed up with a strong password rather than relying on the users habits. The value is copied to the clipboard automatically. The user is then told to save the password somewhere safe and told the location of their newly backed up cert.
I hope this helps promote the use of EFS among a wider audience.