full-disclosure - Microsoft EFS

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Date: Mon Oct 10 20:39:56 2005
From: toddtowles at brookshires.com (Todd Towles)
Subject: Microsoft EFS

Did you google for the answe? I believe the admin of the box is also a
data-recovery agent (along with the original user). So crack the admin
password and you are a data-recovery agent.  Unless I am looking at this
information wrong.

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:full-disclosure-bounces@...ts.grok.org.uk] On Behalf 
> Of wilder_jeff Wilder
> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 2:34 PM
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> Subject: [Full-disclosure] Microsoft EFS
> 
> Does anyone know if MS EFS can be cracked if you do not have 
> access to the recovery agent?
> 
> 
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