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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2003
David B. Cross, Redmond, WA (US);
Jainrong Gu, Bellevue, WA (US);
Duncan Bryce, Redmond, WA (US);
Shishir Pardikar, Redmond, WA (US);
Pradeep Jnana Madhavarapu, Bellevue, WA (US);
Scott A. Field, Redmond, WA (US);
Kelvin S. Yiu, Seattle, WA (US);
David B. Cross, Redmond, WA (US);
Jainrong Gu, Bellevue, WA (US);
Duncan Bryce, Redmond, WA (US);
Shishir Pardikar, Redmond, WA (US);
Pradeep Jnana Madhavarapu, Bellevue, WA (US);
Scott A. Field, Redmond, WA (US);
Kelvin S. Yiu, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An encrypted file system (EFS) and an underlying file transfer protocol to permit a client to encrypt, decrypt, and transfer file(s) resident on a server are disclosed. A user at a client computer can open, read, and write to encrypted files, including header information associated with encrypted files, and can add users to or remove users from an encrypted file.