What is the best encryption method for an Outlook .PST file? Which algorithm is used for the best encryption?
The Microsoft article How to create a new personal folders (.PST) file in Outlook 2002 discusses the various ways to create a .PST, and the encryption choices available to you. It states: “Click Best Encryption, and then set a password for your personal folders (.PST) file if security is of utmost concern.” That doesn’t address the primary issue with passwords on .PSTs, any search on Google will yield a number of software firms selling .PST password cracking utilities. So, no matter the selection of available encryption — the data itself is available even if the .PST is password protected. Particularly sensitive data should be stored in other mechanisms, like an Exchange database — where you should be guaranteed physical security based on the facilities around the data center security where your Exchange server resides. Return to Troubleshooting Outlook .PST files FAQs Tools that support Boolean searches of Outlook .PSTs I’m looking for a relatively inexpensive tool that supports ful
