Beta version of tool for enforcing EFS encryption is shipping next week

posted by  kevyn (54)  12 months ago (blogs.technet.com)

One of the major downsides to EFS, especially from an administrator's point of view, is that it is difficult to manage centrally.  My team is creating a tool that will help address that situation.  We call this tool the EFS Assistant.  Basically, the EFS Assistant is a small software application that is installed on a user's laptop (or desktop) that enforces the encryption policy the administrator pushed to the client via Group Policy.  The beta version of the tool can do the following:

• Encrypt specific default folders that Microsoft recommends (e.g., My Doc