Protect bid files with EFS on a shared workstation

SY0-701 · 1.4 Cryptographic solutions 1.4.2.1.3 File-level encryption 2.5 Mitigation techniques

Scenario. Cedar & Vale, a small design studio, keeps active proposals on a shared workstation (STUDIO-03) that several drafters log into. You are Riley Nakamura, the office tech. Sensitive bid material sits on drive E:. You need to encrypt the folder so other local users can't open the files, then give one teammate, Dana Okafor, access to a single spreadsheet.

Your tasks: (1) Encrypt E:\BidPackets and everything inside it. (2) Grant Dana Okafor access to E:\BidPackets\vendor-rates-2026.xlsx by adding her encryption certificate. Then answer the four review questions and submit.

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