password protecting a cdrom

well in the local machine security policy, you can restrict access to CD Rom to locally logged on users. Not much help if users log on locally but in a domain environment can be of use. Especially if you don't allow local log on by domain users.

The cd disk will be sent to one of our customers so I will not have control over the rights at the local machine level. I just need to cd protected to only be opened by those I give the correct information to.

If your files are Word or Excel files, you can password protect them individually: Tools - Options - Security.

In Windows XP you can create a compressed (zipped) folder. Rename the default name 'New Compressed (zipped) Folder.zip' to something.zip. You need to keep the extension .zip. Double-click the folder to open it.

Drag or copy the items you want to protect into the compressed folder.

Select File - 'Add a password'. Type the password of your choice in the 'Password' and 'Confirm Password' fields and click OK, then burn the directory to a CD.

If you want more security, have a look at solutions to digitally sign the files using public-key infrastructure (PKI), for example http://www.pgp.com/solutions/pgp_home_office.html.

this is not the answer just 2 cents: if you have a web site you can easily ask your isp/web host to password protect a folder there, probably for free even. then you can place the files in there and give customers magic word to get them over the internet. ?

Put the files in a zip or rar file and password protect it.

They cannot open the zip/rar without the password.

Lee

word/zip passwords can cracked easy, use a crypt-tool with a stand alone ?viewer (it make "exe-files") and a good password like ?l_3k~bu4*-3gh^h7+ etc...
hth

The solution we used is a usb flash drive from sandisk. It comes with encryption software.
Thanks for all of your suggestions

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