How good is Win XP Pro encryption?

metalmackey · 11 Nov 2006 at 21:04

Hi,

If I encrypt data on a usb hard drive using the in-built encrytion of XP Pro, how safe is the data if the drive gets stolen?

Thanks

metalmackey · 11 Nov 2006 at 21:28

Is the key based on the logon password?

metalmackey · 12 Nov 2006 at 02:39

So if I change my logon password all I do to access the data again is import the backed up certificate? Can you import the certificate in another user account to?

Thanks

metalmackey · 12 Nov 2006 at 21:55

I came accross this about the XP efs.

For obvious reasons, we won’t mention its greatest flaw. Suffice it to say that an unauthorised user equipped with a small screwdriver should never be allowed anywhere near the computer.

So what is this flaw?

metalmackey · 13 Nov 2006 at 00:46

Isn't the whole point of encryption to protect the data if the computer/drive is stolen?

metalmackey · 13 Nov 2006 at 01:03

Any tips on making the accounts more secure?

metalmackey · 13 Nov 2006 at 14:11

oddjob62 said:
Also you could disable LM Hash. That would make it a lot harder to brute force crack your password.

I just looked up how to do this. I already had a nolmhash in my reg which I set to 1 and rebooted. Does it matter the reg key is called nolmhash and not NoLMHash as it said in the guide?

metalmackey · 14 Nov 2006 at 15:33

Is the key based on the password you had when you first started encrypting, or is it based on a random string?