343012 - Downloads do not properly inherit encrypted attribute on WinXP

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Toolkit :: Downloads API, defect)

Description

[jgmurray]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.4) Gecko/20060508 Firefox/1.5.0.4
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.4) Gecko/20060508 Firefox/1.5.0.4

When downloading a file using Firefox, if the target directory is flagged as Encrypted using the Windows EFS system, the files that are saved from the download do not properly inherit this state.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Create a new folder
2.Right-click on it, select properties
3.Click on Advanced
4.Check 'Encrypt Contents to Secure Data'
5.Click OK
6.Click OK
7.Open Firefox
8.Download a file from any site into this new folder
9.Browse to the folder
10.Right Click on the downloaded file, select properties
11.Click on Advanced and verify that 'Encrypt Contents...' is not checked

Actual Results:  
The File was saved to the directory in an un-encrypted state

Expected Results:  
The File should be saved in an encrypted state.

This could potentially prevent uptake of the Firefox browser into organizations that are security concious enough to be using the encryption option in the windows file system.

Comment 1

[Jeremy G]

I am also experiencing this bug in Firefox 1.5.0.6.

Comment 2

[Jeremy G]

I am also experiencing this bug in Firefox 1.5.0.6.

Comment 3

[Steve England [:stevee]]

Reporter, do you still see this problem with the latest Firefox 2? If not, can you please close this bug as WORKSFORME. Thanks!

Comment 4

[(mostly gone) XtC4UaLL [:xtc4uall]]

This is WFM tested Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9a7pre) Gecko/2007071105 ID:2007071105

Reporter or anyone else, if you still see this problem with the latest Firefox 2 and/or Firefox 3/Trunk Version please reopen this bug.
Closing as WORSKFORME due to lacking Feedback and/or Steps to Reproduce.