[Fed-Talk] RE: Encrypting files and folders via DoD CAC?
[Fed-Talk] RE: Encrypting files and folders via DoD CAC?
- Subject: [Fed-Talk] RE: Encrypting files and folders via DoD CAC?
- From: "Beck, Keith M LCDR CNO-OPNAV" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:22:14 -0500
- Thread-topic: Encrypting files and folders via DoD CAC?
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> Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:47:28 -0500
> From: Michael <email@hidden>
> Subject: [Fed-Talk] Encrypting files and folders via DoD CAC?
> To: email@hidden
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> Other then emailing yourself a file or folder is there a good way to
> encrypt files and folders using the DoD CAC on OS X?
>
> Of course the side effect is bad if you lose the CAC or it expires
> and gets replaced before you de-encrypt all the files or folders.
> ... (deleted for brevity)
> Keychain to store passwords is not always a solution as outlined
> below if interested. Alternative programs in the same vein as
> Keychain are less convenient and I have a hard time trusting. The
> CAC seems like an almost ideal solution, assuming the right key is
> used my employer, DoD, can recover the files as well which is sort of
> a requirement if you read closely enough in the right directives.
> ... (deleted for brevity)
I am a huge fan of CAC. If you lose your CAC, you can recover your key
using the same mechanism used to open e-mail encrypted to your old CAC after
you have gotten a new CAC.
The Navy has a handy guide for the auto key recovery agent (requires CAC to
access):
https://infosec.navy.mil/PKI/announce.html#mailcrypt
Keith
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