Encrypt a file or folder by using EFS &

backing up recovery certificate

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Table of Contents

Purpose.............................................................................................................................................3
Scope................................................................................................................................................3
Prerequisite......................................................................................................................................3
Input Criteria....................................................................................................................................3
Encryption of files or folder to help safeguard sensitive data ........................................................3
Workflow.........................................................................................................................................3
Output Criteria.................................................................................................................................3
Service Request is closed as per user requirement. ........................................................................3
Steps to back up default recovery keys to a removal disk..................................................5
1. Click Start, click Run, type mmc, and then click OK. The Microsoft Management Console
opens................................................................................................................................................5
2. On the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in, and then click Add...........................................5
3. Under Add Standalone Snap-in, click Certificates, and then click Add......................................5
4. Click My user account, and then click Finish..............................................................................5
5. Click Close, and then click OK....................................................................................................5
6. Double-click Certificates - Current User, double-click Personal, and then double-click
Certificates.......................................................................................................................................5
7. Click the certificate that displays the words File Recovery in the Intended Purposes column.. .5
8. Right-click the certificate, point to All Tasks, and then click Export..........................................5
9. Follow the instructions in the Certificate Export Wizard to export the certificate and associated
..........................................................................................................................................................5
private key to a .pfx file format........................................................................................5
Glossary...........................................................................................................................................6
Version Control................................................................................................................................6

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Purpose
The purpose of this SOP is to help the Engineers/Jubilant users how to enable EFS on
file or folder.
Scope
The scope of this document is for all the engineers / jubilant users of the Jubilant
Life Sciences Ltd.
Prerequisite

SR has to be logged.

Input Criteria
Encryption of files or folder to help safeguard sensitive data
Workflow

The following is being practiced: After approval of SR from IT SPOC, Engineer

Output Criteria
Service Request is closed as per user requirement.
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Work Instructions
Encrypt a file or folder by using EFS
1. Open Windows Explorer.
2. Right-click the file or folder that you want to encrypt, and then click
Properties.
3. On the General tab, click Advanced.
4. Select the Encrypt contents to secure data check box, and then click OK.
5. In the Properties dialog box, click OK, and then do one of the following:
a) To encrypt a file and the parent folder, in the Encryption Warning dialog
box, click Encrypt the file and the parent folder.
b) To encrypt a file only, in the Encryption Warning dialog box, click Encrypt
the file only.

c) To encrypt a folder only, in the Confirm Attribute Changes dialog box, click
Apply changes to this folder only.
6. To encrypt a folder and its subfolders and files, in the Confirm Attribute
Changes dialog box,
click Apply changes to this folder, subfolders and files.
7. Click OK to accept and apply your encryption choices.

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Steps to back up default recovery keys to a removal disk

Click Start, click Run, type mmc, and then click OK. The Microsoft Management
Console opens.

2. On the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in, and then click Add.
3.

Under Add Standalone Snap-in, click Certificates, and then click Add.

4.

Click My user account, and then click Finish.

5.

Click Close, and then click OK.

6.

Double-click Certificates - Current User, double-click Personal, and then doubleclick Certificates.

7.

Click the certificate that displays the words File Recovery in the Intended
Purposes column.

8.

Right-click the certificate, point to All Tasks, and then click Export.

9.

Follow the instructions in the Certificate Export Wizard to export the certificate
and associated
private key to a .pfx file format.

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Glossary
Term
EFS
SOP
IT

Abbreviations/ Definitions
Encrypt file system
Standard Operating Procedure
Information Technology

Version Control
Version No.
1.0

Version
Date
04/10/2011

Types of Changes

Owner/
Author

Initial version

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