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Encyclopedia: Encrypting File System

The Encrypting File System (EFS) is a file system with filesystem-level encryption available in Microsoft's Windows 2000 and later operating systems. The technology transparently allows files to be stored encrypted on NTFS file systems to protect confidential data from attackers with physical access to the computer.

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EFS

This is about the Microsoft Windows file system, for the old IRIX file system, see EFS (IRIX). The EFS or Encrypted File System is a file system available in Microsoft's Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 operating systems. The technology allows files to be stored encrypted on NTFS...

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