Hi Danny, My intention's are not to belittle you. I just don't understand your point, the PST password once entered when opening outlook, will not be required again until that outlook session is closed. As for viewing a OST file from another system, there is a security identifier that will prevent you from opening the OST from another Outlook mail client. Of course you can always use a third party program to convert the OST to a PST and effectively bypass this identifier feature but that is no different then using a crack to delete the PST password. Your best security measure is use a OS that allows you to lock the desktop when your away or that requires a password to log into it. BTW: Certifications are only a baseline measure of one's abilities. I am sure that Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Steve Jobs and Michael Dell, all college drop outs, do not have any certification either. Hope this helps! Jose Medeiros -----Original Message----- From: Danny [mailto:nocmonkey@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 8:53 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Password protecting OST http://www.MSExchange.org/ On 4/29/05, Medeiros, Jose <jmedeiros@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Danny, > > I really don't think that having a password on a OST would be that secure and > for that > matter having one on a PST is easily cracked in a matter of minutes. I don't want you to misunderstand my intentions, so let my clarify by stating that I am well aware of the fact that a password protected PST (or OST) is not the panacea to securing access to the locally stored email. In fact, I believe in layers of protection/defences. Do you have locks on the doors to your house? Do you believe they will stop someone determined to get inside? Anyway, I hope this clarifies my intentions. > Your best solution is to use NT / 2000 / XP and have your users lock their > desktop when > they are away. Keep in mind any Operating System, including Linux, MAC OS and > even > Solaris can be broken into if you have physical access to the system. Fortunately I learnt this in kindeegarten; I just don't have any related certifications to place beside my name/signature to prove it. ...D ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: World of Windows Networking: http://www.windowsnetworking.com Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSEXchange.org Discussion List as: jmedeiros@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx