Create a File Encryption Certificate and Key
Posted By Brent Trahan On February 16, 2009 @ 10:47 am In Guides, Security, System Management and Maintenance | No Comments
Create File Encryption Certificate and Key
- Open the Control Panel from the Start menu.
- Open User Accounts in the Control Panel.
[1]Note: If the User Accounts item is not available, change View by to Large icons at the top right of the Control Panel.
- Select Manage your file encryption certificates in the left column of the User Accounts window.
[2] - Click Next in the Encrypting File System window.
[3] - Select Create a new certificate and then click Next.
[4] - Select A self-signed certificate stored on my computer and then click Next.
[5] - Now that the certificate and key are made it’s a VERY GOOD IDEA TO BACK IT UP. If you don’t back up the certificate and key you might lose access to your encrypted files. Browse to a location to save the backup, give the backup file a password, and then click Next.
[6] - Click Next since you probably don’t already have any encrypted files.
[7] - Click Close and you’re done!
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