Securing a WinXP notebook - Advice please

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I have a Windows XP notebook and am looking at securing the data, OS
and programs.

Could someone please give me some advice regarding this?

If it is stolen etc I don't want people to have access to the OS or do
a parallel installation.

The data needs to be encrypted somehow, I am not to keen on using EFS.

If a user gets access to the OS they will be able to get my program
registration numbers which is another concern.

I used PGP to secure the data but now a days it's a yearly
subscription and quite expensive.

If there are any good websites, docs, procedures and advice I would
appreciate peoples opinions.

Sean

 

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If you don't want to use EFS, then you'll need to opt for a third-party
security solution such as PGP. However, EFS was absolutely -made- for the
type of situation you're describing...maybe you'd like to give it another
try. Once installed, it's nearly transparent - as long as you back up your
private key, you probably won't even realize it's in use at all.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/deploy/cryptfs.mspx

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"Sean McCourt" <smc@ihug.com.au> wrote in message
news:k559g0luj0abqpd8s1af1nsnqtm82018fd@4ax.com...
>
> I have a Windows XP notebook and am looking at securing the data, OS
> and programs.
>
> Could someone please give me some advice regarding this?
>
> If it is stolen etc I don't want people to have access to the OS or do
> a parallel installation.
>
> The data needs to be encrypted somehow, I am not to keen on using EFS.
>
> If a user gets access to the OS they will be able to get my program
> registration numbers which is another concern.
>
> I used PGP to secure the data but now a days it's a yearly
> subscription and quite expensive.
>
> If there are any good websites, docs, procedures and advice I would
> appreciate peoples opinions.
>
> Sean

 

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Why don't you want to use EFS?? It has been improved over W2K in some
vulnerabilities, particularly the reset the use password vulnerability. With EFS [or
any encryption] to maintain maximum security you should export/delete your private
EFS key when the security of the laptop can not be guaranteed. However if you use a
complex password for your accounts AND use a syskey password/floppy to protect access
to the operating system it would be extremely difficult to access your EFS files even
if the EFS private key was still on your computer. --- Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310105 --- how to use syskey

"Sean McCourt" <smc@ihug.com.au> wrote in message
news:k559g0luj0abqpd8s1af1nsnqtm82018fd@4ax.com...
>
> I have a Windows XP notebook and am looking at securing the data, OS
> and programs.
>
> Could someone please give me some advice regarding this?
>
> If it is stolen etc I don't want people to have access to the OS or do
> a parallel installation.
>
> The data needs to be encrypted somehow, I am not to keen on using EFS.
>
> If a user gets access to the OS they will be able to get my program
> registration numbers which is another concern.
>
> I used PGP to secure the data but now a days it's a yearly
> subscription and quite expensive.
>
> If there are any good websites, docs, procedures and advice I would
> appreciate peoples opinions.
>
> Sean

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.security (More info?)

Sean McCourt wrote:

> I have a Windows XP notebook and am looking at securing the data, OS
> and programs.
>
> Could someone please give me some advice regarding this?
>
> If it is stolen etc I don't want people to have access to the OS or do
> a parallel installation.
>
> The data needs to be encrypted somehow, I am not to keen on using EFS.
>
> If a user gets access to the OS they will be able to get my program
> registration numbers which is another concern.
>
> I used PGP to secure the data but now a days it's a yearly
> subscription and quite expensive.
>
> If there are any good websites, docs, procedures and advice I would
> appreciate peoples opinions.
Hi

We use Utimaco's SafeGuard Easy for laptop protection, and are very
satisfied with the product.

http://www.utimaco.com/indexmain.html


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