Compaq dc7100 HP ProtectTools Embedded Security Guide - Page 8
Enhanced Encrypted File System (EFS), Users and Administrators, Users
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HP ProtectTools Embedded Security Enhanced Encrypted File System (EFS) EFS is the file encryption service offered by Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP Professional. EFS provides data privacy by offering the following functionality: ■ Encryption of files by the user when stored on a disk ■ Quick and easy access to encrypted files ■ Automatic (and transparent) encryption of data ■ Ability for the system administrator to recover data encrypted by another user HP ProtectTools Embedded Security and HP ProtectTools Security Manager enhance the EFS by providing additional protection for the key used to encrypt and decrypt data. For more information on EFS, refer to the operating system online Help. Users and Administrators Users Users have basic access to Embedded Security and may: ■ send and receive encrypted email ■ encrypt files and folders ■ initialize personal Basic User key ■ create, delete, or modify personal user account within the embedded security ■ configure, create, use, and delete individual PSD 4 www.hp.com HP ProtectTools Embedded Security Guide