RE: Windows 2000 Offline Files on a Laptop

From: Jonah Kowall (jkowallat_private)
Date: Fri May 24 2002 - 07:53:31 PDT

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    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:Johann_van_Duynat_private] 
    > Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 5:52 AM
    > To: pen-testat_private
    > 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!
    > 
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