B.36. Lab B.36: Turn On Folder Encryption with cipher

This lab requires a Windows XP workstation.

Folders can be encrypted from the command line in Windows XP using the cipher command.

NOTE

Earlier versions of cipher allowed you to work with individual files as well as folders. Starting with Windows XP, cipher now works at the folder level only.

To use cipher to turn on folder encryption, follow these steps:

  1. Choose Start Run.

  2. Type cmd and press Enter. This action opens a command window.

  3. Type cipher /e directory, where directory is replaced by the name of a directory/folder on your system. Press Enter.

  4. A message appears that the directory is now ...

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