[FDE] Pointsec Mobile Encryption vs Data Protector

[Steven Lerner-Wright]

I think folders-based solutions may leave you in the same situation as TrueCrypt--that is, once the encrypted data is moved out of the folder will become decrypted.
 
Many file-based products will keep the data protected regardless of the location of the file--however, for this approach to work effectively, many products require the user to manually encrypt-decrypt-re-encrypt each time the file is touched. For some, this can become a barrier to usability. Also, such an approach limits the usefulness of these solutions in an enterprise, where a managed approach to safeguarding data is of paramount importance. 

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From: fde-bounces at www.xml-dev.com on behalf of Ivan Ezust
Sent: Tue 4/10/2007 8:58 PM
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Subject: Re: [FDE] Pointsec Mobile Encryption vs Data Protector



> Isn't it always the case when you move a file from an encrypted volume to a
> non-encrypted?  I believe software gives you the option of
> encrypting/decrypting/encrypting transparently though.

well that is why I was looking for a File/Folder based encryption
utility. We are already using TrueCrypt for creating encrypted vaults.
But the problem with that is once you move the file out of that
encrypted vault, it is in clear-text.

With EFS, which is a file/folder encryption, the file remains
enccrypted as long as it is on a NTFS partition. But as soon as we
move to FAT32, for example, the file gets decrypted.
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