What alternatives are available for shared folders encryption in Windows 2003 Server?

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Published on 2010-02-19T12:43:17Z Indexed on 2010/03/24 10:03 UTC
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People in our company asked to encrypting some of the shared folders published in a local Windows 2003 File Server. The requirements are:

Encrypt the files, so only a user or group or users can open them
Avoid password protected files. The encryption process should be transparent to the users
Though files are encrypted, the backup software (BackupExec) must be able to copy and access binary for verification
Cannot install tools/software in user's PCs, they want this to work automatically

As we have very little experience managing servers, we'll be grateful for any help or suggestion offered.

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