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Windows 7 - Tough EFS question!

 
11-06-2009   #1


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Tough EFS question!

This is a question for heavy duty gurus.

The help file states:

"If more than one person uses your computer, or if you use a smart card to encrypt files, you should create a file recovery certificate. For more information, see Create a recovery certificate for encrypted files."

My question is why do you need a file recovery certificate if more than one person uses the computer, and how is this different than backing up the encryption certificate and key?

Many thanks.


Last edited by Cluent; 11-06-2009 at 10:13 PM.. Reason: typo
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11-06-2009   #2


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11-08-2009   #3


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