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Encryption for some might be a symbol of opulence but for those working under tight conditions, with sensitive data under the hood, it’s a necessity. Nonetheless, it is always useful in concealing something which you want let not others know. NTFS provides a natty encryption feature for Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate editions of Windows 7. Sometimes the encryption feature built into NTFS is also referred as EFS which is an acronym for Encrypting File System. To encrypt a folder, just open its properties and click the ‘Advanced” button on the general tab. On the advanced attributes window, enable the “Encrypt contents to secure data” option and apply. Accomplished, the folder name glows green in Windows explorer.
Now double click the folder and try and open a file which you saved there. Before you wonder why Windows does not interrogate any password but lets you in and reveals the contents without barring you from them, let us tell you something breathtaking about the NTFS encryption feature, a little gamy though: it’s transparent to the user who encrypted the content. NTFS files encrypted by you will behave just like any other normal file on the disk. However, when someone tries to unseal the same content using another account, NTFS would not allow them to read the data! No admission to foreign agents! Isn’t that easier than you thought?
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