Windows can transparently encypt files that are on a NTFS drive such that
the only can be read by the user who encyrpted them is in the first place.
Why not use that, is it insecure?

"Bob A." <babrams7789[at]att.net> wrote in message
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You just need to download an on-the-fly encryption program and run
your Money file from an encrypted container.
Check out Truecrypt at http://www.truecrypt.org/.


On Fri, 03 Mar 2006 12:01:39 -0500, Bob <xxx[at]xxx.com> wrote:

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"Guarantee"? Don't let your computer get stolen.

There are lots of lesser methods that provide greater or lesser levels of
protection from more or less determined and capable adversaries. In general,
these methods also increase the risk that you loose access to your own data.

"Bob" <xxx[at]xxx.com> wrote in message
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In microsoft.public.money, Bob wrote:

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It encrypts if you have a password, but that does not mean the
encryption cannot be broken.

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I am skeptical that they are all that secure.

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PGPdisk with a significant pass phrase can create a pseudo disk on
the hard drive to hold your sensitive items including Money files
and backups.

I am not a MS Money user yet, but am trying to figure out from their
literature if they have any security built into the software. Does it
encrypt, or "just" password protect the database file on the hard
drive? I'm worried about my laptop getting stolen and all my
financial information being available. Should I invest in a hard
drive encryption package too? What about those USB Key's that will
lock down a folder or drive?

What's everybody's recommendation to guarantee that your data cannot
be retrieved in the event of the computet getting stolen?

Thanks,
Bob