With the implementation of vista coming to desktops (ultimate and
Enterprise for sure) will have Bit locker as part of the o/s. Until
then I have been using truecrypt for my xp machines. I have not done so
on 2k or 2k3 servers from fear of performance hits with back ups on
those nodes. There are few pitfalls, but losing your decryption
password/key is the biggest concern... with any encryption. I love
Biometric options myself to secure machines, but encryption is apples
and I just brought up an Orange.
Have a good day Firm.
Timoteo "Timo" Vasquez - AIS
Departmental Systems and Services
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Michigan State University
2 Administration Building
East Lansing, MI 48824-1046
From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Charlot, Firmin
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 12:43 PM
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Subject: [MSUNAG] Encryption on File servers, desktops and laptops
Encryption is something that I have been thinking about for a while now
and a lot of the solutions that I have seen are extremely user
unfriendly, very costly, and sometimes has little management features
OR if you look at free solutions there is usually no management of keys
which could be tricky when keys are lost or passwords are forgotten.
Protecting data through encryption is a great way to go, we all can
agree there but as that data moves from servers to laptops and/ or to
other mobile devices, it can become exposed.
Is anyone encrypting their file servers? If so what are you using?
What about email? Not only on the servers but what about on the
desktops?
Is anyone encrypting their laptops' hard drives?
Firmin Charlot, MCSE, A+, Information Systems Manager
Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services
Educational and Support Services 162 Student Services Building East
Lansing, MI 48824
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