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Yes, that would exactly solve the issue of rescuing users with lost TrueCrypt passwords. Thanks for doing my homework for me :). -- dkm At 10/25/2011 10:26 AM Tuesday, David Cowes wrote: >Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but Truecrypt seems to >provide alternate access to a container where the user has forgotten the >password: > >The FAQ question: "We use TrueCrypt in a corporate/enterprise >environment. Is there a way for an administrator to reset a volume >password or pre-boot authentication password when a user forgets it (or >loses a keyfile)?" >http://www.truecrypt.org/faq > >-DC > >-----Original Message----- >From: David McFarlane [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 10:10 AM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: [MSUNAG] Protected folders, TrueCrypt, etc.? > > > From time to time we get a request from a user for a password >protected folder in MS Windows. Here is a typical request: "I am >wondering if there is a known way to password protect a folder the >way you could to a microsoft word document or microsoft excel >document?" So users understand how to password protect some >individual files (although they may not understand the difference >between mere password protection and actual encryption), and our IT >staff understand how to password protect an entire drive, but we seem >to be missing a suitable way to password protect (or better, encrypt) >single folders in Windows. > >I have dabbled with TrueCrypt as one solution, but that seems to >leave something to be desired, both in terms of convenience for the >user, and in terms of IT support should the user ever lose their >password (wouldn't it be nice, for these situations, to have some >system that implemented *two* passwords, one under IT control as a >sort of "backdoor", and another for the user?). > > >So here are my questions for you all: > >- In particular, have you ever used TrueCrypt for any of your Windows >users at MSU? How did that work out? >- In general, what sort of data protection or encryption facilities >have you provided for your Windows users? > >Thanks, >-- dkm >--------------- >David McFarlane, Systems Designer >Dept. Psychology, Michigan State University