Timeline for EFS encryption in Windows
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| Dec 8, 2015 at 9:20 | comment | added | SilverlightFox | I believe Windows encrypts the certificate in your store using your Windows login credentials. Therefore, somebody gaining direct access to the certificate cannot use it without your password. Of course, ensure you're using a strong password for your Windows account (ideally 128 bit strength in entropy). | |
| Dec 7, 2015 at 16:54 | answer | added | PwdRsch | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 7, 2015 at 16:07 | history | asked | nicoX | CC BY-SA 3.0 |