Can you tell me about fundamental advantages of your Zserver system over standard Windows 2000 Pro/XP security features (EFS) and certification services in Windows Server?
We think comparing these two systems is not exactly appropriate: Zserver and EFS solve different problems and, consequently, have different functionality. The main purpose of EFS is demonstration that Windows have strong security features, including encryption. EFS is “too multi-purpose”, and therefore not too useful for certain tasks – the ones Zserver is made for. • File structure is not encrypted, so, folders and files are visible to anyone. • File access rights are linked to particular Windows accounts. Access to these accounts (by picking a password) allows the access to the encrypted files. • The encryption keys are created from User Certificates. The certificates are stored in the system registry, so physical access to the computer makes it possible to decrypt files. • Only a single user can encrypt folders and work with them afterwards (for Windows 2000 only). It is not possible for a group of users that share data – if shared access is required, each user has to be added manua
