Microsoft EFS (Encrypting File System) allows users to store confidential information on a computer when people who have physical access to your computer could otherwise compromise that information, intentionally or unintentionally. EFS is especially useful for securing sensitive data on portable computers or on computers shared by several users. Encrypting sensitive files by means of EFS adds another layer of security.
With AEFSDR (Advanced EFS Data Recovery), protected files can be decrypted, even when the system is not bootable so you cannot log on, or when some encryption keys (private or master) have been tampered with. AEFSDR effectively (and instantly) decrypts the files protected under all versions of Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista. While some situations make it impossible to recover encryption keys, if the keys are somewhere on the system, and not totally corrupted, AEFSDR can usually find and restore the critical information that will make your system accessible again.
= Requirements
- Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 or Windows Vista
- Administrator privileges (for direct disk access).
= Known problems and limitations
- The program can decrypt protected files only if encryption keys (at least, some of them) are still exist in the system and have not been tampered. If the system disk (where operating system was installed) has been reformatted, the machine was not a domain member, the user did not backup the user profile (or encryption keys), and recovery agent has not been set up, then the files are almost certainly lost for good, and AEFSDR will not be able to recover (decrypt them) them.
- Only "Basic" (but not "Dynamic") NTFS partitions are supported.
- For files encrypted on Windows 2000, if Account Database Key (SYSKEY) is stored on floppy disk, or if Password Startup option has been set, you should know/have one of the following in order to be able to decrypt the files: startup password or startup floppy disk; the password of user who encrypted the files; or the password of Recovery Agent (if one is available).
- If files were encrypted under Windows XP/2003/Vista, the password of user who encrypted the files (or Recovery Agent) is needed for decryption.
For more information, look at the help file.
= Technical support
For technical support, please contact us through the web form located at:
http://www.crackpassword.com/support/support.php
For all other requests (general questions, sales, legal), please use another form:
http://www.elcomsoft.com/company.html
Please write in English language only.
= Registration
Unregistered (trial) version of AEFSDR has some limitations (see help file for more information). After you register (look at "order.txt" for details), we'll send you your personal registration code. To enter it into the program, just press the "Register" button on the program toolbar; the program will show the small window dialog asking you to enter the code. If the code is correct, AEFSDR shows the message that it is registered now, and so since than has the full functionality.
= Copyright and license
See "license.txt" file.
= Where to get the latest version
The most current version of AEFSDR is always available at:
http://www.elcomsoft.com/aefsdr.html
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