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RE: EFS encrypted files & ssh
- From: "Chris January" <chris at atomice dot net>
- To: <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 12:57:51 -0000
- Subject: RE: EFS encrypted files & ssh
> Is it normal that during an SSH connection EFS-encrypted
> files are not
> accessible?
> Is it for the way the SSH token autentication is made?
Yes, it probably is.
I belive the user's private EFS is encrypted using their password hash. If
the SSH token was generated without using a password (e.g. because you are
using RSA authenitcation) then the EFS key can't be decrypted and used.
Chris
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