Gunnalag

Does Microsoft has any plans for supporting indexing EFS files in upcoming WDS releases If yes, any estimation available at this point on next version release


Also can someone please summarize the list of factors that resulted WDS v3.01 to not support the indexing EFS files.

The only one major factor I am aware of is that the WDS 3.01 runas a system service thus indexing occurs under localsystem content due to which WDS v3.01 can't support indexing EFS files under logged-on user.

Thanks,
Govardhan



Re: Windows Desktop Search Development What is the plan of supporting indexing EFS files in WDS v3.01 and above?

Eric Wolz - MSFT

Yes, EFS will be supported in the next release. There is no dates I can currently give on the general availability of this release.

You are correct that file indexing is now done under the SYSTEM service account and does not have access to the users encryption keys to decipher the file. We are making change to suport this.






Re: Windows Desktop Search Development What is the plan of supporting indexing EFS files in WDS v3.01 and above?

Gunnalag

Thanks for a quick response Eric Wolz.

Can you please confirm the correctness of below statement:

From your response, I perceive that there are no other reasons for WDS v3.01 to not to support EFS files indexing except the only one factor I already listed.

Thanks,

Govardhan






Re: Windows Desktop Search Development What is the plan of supporting indexing EFS files in WDS v3.01 and above?

Eric Wolz - MSFT

Correct






Re: Windows Desktop Search Development What is the plan of supporting indexing EFS files in WDS v3.01 and above?

Gunnalag

Great. Thanks for confirming this Eric Wolz.

Thanks,

Govardhan






Re: Windows Desktop Search Development What is the plan of supporting indexing EFS files in WDS v3.01 and above?

Gunnalag

> Yes, EFS will be supported in the next release.

Can you please elaborate more on this... does it mean that WDS will again fall back to the WDS v2.6.6 functionality w.r.t. EFS In other words, will WDS service runs under current logged-on user context If not, how does WDS supports EFS in upcoming releases

Thanks,

Govardhan






Re: Windows Desktop Search Development What is the plan of supporting indexing EFS files in WDS v3.01 and above?

Eric Wolz - MSFT

The service will still run under the SYSTEM account.




Re: Windows Desktop Search Development What is the plan of supporting indexing EFS files in WDS v3.01 and above?

Gunnalag

That's a great news Eric wolz.

Thanks,

Govardhan






Re: Windows Desktop Search Development What is the plan of supporting indexing EFS files in WDS v3.01 and above?

btrbimmer

Will indexing of encrypted files be deployed as a patch for Windows Vista

This seems like a significant oversight.





Re: Windows Desktop Search Development What is the plan of supporting indexing EFS files in WDS v3.01 and above?

Eric Wolz - MSFT

This feature will be available in the next release of the Windows Search product and will be available upgrade for the Vista OS.