EFS
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EFS is a Windows feature that provides built-in file-level encryption to protect data stored on NTFS volumes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Encrypting File System | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Windows security feature
ⓘ
file encryption technology ⓘ |
| abbreviation | EFS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accessControl | only authorized users can decrypt files ⓘ |
| availableIn |
Windows 10
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windows 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows Vista NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows XP Professional NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeCombinedWith | BitLocker Drive Encryption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Microsoft Windows security technology
ⓘ
disk and file encryption software ⓘ |
| configurationInterface |
Windows Explorer file properties dialog
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
command-line tools ⓘ |
| defaultAlgorithm | AES-based encryption in modern Windows versions ⓘ |
| designedForFileSystem | NTFS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy | Microsoft ⓘ |
| doesNotProtectAgainst |
malware running under authorized user account
ⓘ
online attacks while user is logged in ⓘ |
| encryptionGranularity | per-file basis ⓘ |
| encryptionLayer | file system layer ⓘ |
| encryptionScope |
folders
ⓘ
individual files ⓘ |
| encryptionStatusIndicator | file or folder properties security details ⓘ |
| encryptionType | transparent encryption ⓘ |
| integratesWith | Windows authentication ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Windows 2000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyAssociation | Windows user account ⓘ |
| keyStorage | user profile ⓘ |
| notSupportedOn | FAT file systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
|
| previousAlgorithm | DESX-based encryption in early versions ⓘ |
| primaryGoal | protect data confidentiality ⓘ |
| protects | data stored on NTFS volumes ⓘ |
| protectsAgainst | offline attacks on stored data ⓘ |
| provides | file-level encryption ⓘ |
| requires | NTFS file system ⓘ |
| stores | encryption metadata in NTFS attributes ⓘ |
| supports |
Data Recovery Agents
ⓘ
backup of encryption keys ⓘ export of EFS certificates ⓘ import of EFS certificates ⓘ per-user encryption keys ⓘ |
| transparentTo | authorized applications ⓘ |
| uses |
public key cryptography
ⓘ
symmetric key cryptography ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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