EFS support in OSX
So, is EFS supported in OSX or is there third-party software to enable this?
Thanks!
• Mac Mini G4 1.33 / 1GB RAM / 40GB HD •, Mac OS X (10.4.6)
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• Mac Mini G4 1.33 / 1GB RAM / 40GB HD •, Mac OS X (10.4.6)
There is no EFS support in OS X. While EFS uses
standard encryption (AES-256 in recent versions of
Windows), the library that handles
encryption/decryption (efs.dll) is not available for
OS X or any other non-Windows OS.
EFS support in OSX