Encryption in a Windows Environment: EFS File, 802.1x Wireless, IPSec Transport, and S/MIME Exchange

Rand Morimoto

With the current business, government, and institutional focus on security, organizations are scrambling to make their networks more secure. Although encryption is nothing new to Windows, recent advances in MicrosoftR Windows 2003 and MicrosoftR Windows XP have drastically simplified the support of encryption technologies in Windows environments. Delivered in Adobe PDF format for quick and easy access, Encryption in a Windows Environment: EFS File, 802.1x Wireless, IPSec Transport, and S/MIME Exchange, 1/e covers the installation and operation of EFS file encryption, IPSec communications encryption, 802.1x wireless encryption, L2TP mobile encryption, as well as the auto-enrollment of certificates that drastically simplifies the administration of encrypted communications. The encryption technologies addressed in this digital Short Cut are included in all copies of MicrosoftR Windows 2003 and MicrosoftR Windows XP.