EFS (Encrypting File System) and Using Smart Cards with EFS

The Encrypting File System (EFS) enables filesystem level transparent encryption on Microsoft Windows operating system. It was first introduced within NTFS. Folder encryption uses symmetric key which is then encrypted by a public key (asymmetric) pair. In our “SSH Public Key (/w RSA) Authentication and SSH Tunneling” post, we had briefly mentioned the hybrid cryptosystems [...] Related posts:

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