I know they are encrypted. If you change the users password, then you are an admin. Administrators have access to encrypted files.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Johann van Duyn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 5:52 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Windows 2000 Offline Files on a Laptop > > > > > Hi there... > > Has anyone on the list ever hacked away at a laptop machine > with Windows 2000 Offline Folders? Are these folders > encrypted at all, and if I were to reset the user's password > and then log in, would that give me access to the folders? > Any other concerns? I am trying to assess the risks involved > in the possible use of offline folders by our mobile workforce. > > Thanks! > > ----------------------------------------- > Johann van Duyn, CISSP > IT Risk and Security Manager: British American Tobacco South > Africa Stellenbosch, South Africa Tel. +27 (21) 8883765 Cel. > +27 (82) 4588472 Fax. +27 (21) 8838692 > E:mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------- > "Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who > understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what > they do not understand." > > > -- Anonymous > > Confidentiality Notice: The information in this document and > attachments is confidential and may also be legally > privileged. It is intended only for the use of the named > recipient. Internet > communications are not secure and therefore British American > Tobacco does not accept legal responsibility for the contents > of this message. If you are not the intended recipient,please > notify us immediately and then delete this document. Do not > disclose the contents of this document to any other person, > nor take any copies. Violation of this notice may be unlawful. > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------- > This list is provided by the SecurityFocus Security > Intelligence Alert (SIA) Service. For more information on > SecurityFocus' SIA service which automatically alerts you to > the latest security vulnerabilities please see: https://alerts.securityfocus.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided by the SecurityFocus Security Intelligence Alert (SIA) Service. For more information on SecurityFocus' SIA service which automatically alerts you to the latest security vulnerabilities please see: https://alerts.securityfocus.com/
