From: "Rich" 

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   You don't carry the EFS key.  You only need the EFS key as the =
recovery agent.  If someone can log in under your personal account they =
can access the data directly.  The archived EFS key should not be kept =
with the computer.

   You are in control of the balance between independence, security, and =
convenience of your machine.  If you wish you can require a password = just
to boot your machine.  Your computer is more security but you may = find it
inconvenient.

Rich

  "Mike Nice"  wrote in message =
news:4gossu8cep6aghupcee47dh3469pinlv2m{at}4ax.com...
  On Sat, 9 Nov 2002 15:14:26 -0500, "chad"
 =
wrote:

  >  they
  >have pretty much just been people trying to do their job, which is =
stop
  >folks from doing stuff that's illegal.

    What about stopping the bad guys who steal your laptop from getting =
your private business
  information?  We're back to using PGP for data protection on stolen =
laptops.    Storing the EFS key
  off the laptop is useless as a protection measure - if you have to =
carry the floppy with the EFS key
  to access your data, it will be stolen with the laptop.

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Rich
 

  "Mike Nice" <mnice{at}spamcop.net>">mailto:mnice{at}spamcop.net">mnice{at}spamcop.net>
wrote in =
message news:4gossu8cep6=
aghupcee47dh3469pinlv2m{at}4ax.com...On=20
  Sat, 9 Nov 2002 15:14:26 -0500, "chad" <chabonowaka{at}hotmail.com>=20">mailto:chabonowaka{at}hotmail.com">chabonowaka{at}hotmail.com>=20
  wrote:>  they>have
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  illegal.  What about stopping the bad guys
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  keyoff the laptop is useless as a protection measure - if you have =
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  carry the floppy with the EFS keyto access your data, it will be =
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