The Extent File System is Silicon Graphics' early block-device filesystem, widely used on pre-
Error Free Seconds: A unit used to specify the error performance of T carrier systems, usually expressed as EFS per hour, day, or week. This method gives a better indication of the distribution of bit errors than a simple bit error rate (BER). Also refer to SES.
Error Free Seconds. Measurement of digital performance. (7/96)
The Encrypting File System (EFS) is a feature of the Windows 2000 operating system that lets any file or folder be stored in encryption form and decrypted only by an individual user and an authorized recovery agent. EFS is especially useful for mobile computer users, whose computer (and files) are subject to physical theft, and for storing highly sensitive data.
Exterior Finish System, a ready mix compound of acrylic polymer used on exterior wall systems.
Encryption Firewall Server. A software solution that can reside on any Sun machine running Solaris 2.4 or 2.5. It can secure all the servers on a corporate intranet. A corporation may have any number of database servers--one each for marketing, accounting, and engineering divisions, for example. Each server's data should be protected by EFS. The majority of break-ins that companies experience happen from within the company's own network. This product locks down each server. Since it works at the network IP layer, it can "talk" to any other machine and thus can be placed in "front" of any competitor's machine to protect it.
EFS (Electronic File System) is Excalibur Technologies' document management and information retrieval software that can manage the life cycle of electronic documents. Excalibur's pattern-based retrieval technology enables the search and retrieval of any kind of digital information including documents that incorporate images, signatures, voice annotation, and other components.
Encrypting File System. A new feature in Windows 2000 that protects sensitive data in files that are stored on disk using the NTFS file system. It uses symmetric key encryption in conjunction with public key technology to provide confidentiality for files. It runs as an integrated system service, which makes EFS easy to manage, difficult to attack, and transparent to the file owner and to applications.
EFS - See Encrypting File System.
The Encrypting File System (EFS) provides file-level encryption for files that require high security of sensitive data.
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Encrypting File System. A technology used in Windows 2000 and later versions that enables users to encrypt files and folders on NTFS volumes. EFS protects the confidentiality of data by ensuring that only the original user has access to them.
Encrypting File System. A new feature of NTFS 5.0 that adds encryption to a file or directory.
Acronym for Encrypting File System. EFS is a feature of Windows 2000 that enables any file, document or folder to be stored in an encrypted form. EFS is useful for storing highly sensitive data and files that may be stolen.
Encrypting File System. A feature in this version of Windows that enables users to encrypt files and folders on an NTFS volume disk to keep them safe from access by intruders. See also: NTFS file system; recovery agent