The Exchange data store is an ost-file and doesn’t hold the ability to password protect it. There is no way to protect the data store of an Exchange account as you can for pst-file. In fact, multiple different passwords will actually allow access to the password protected pst-file.
The passwords are easy to crack via various tools such as Nirsoft PstPassword and the encryption of the pst-file itself isn’t based on the password either. This password feature however shouldn’t be regarded as a sturdy protection mechanism though and it was never intended as such either. Leave the “Old password” field empty when no password has been set yet. To set a password on your pst-file, you must bring up the Properties dialog of the pst-file in Outlook.įile-> Data File Management…-> double click on your data file-> button: Change Password… No, you can’t password protect a Mail Profile but to some extend, you can password protect your pst-file storage or Exchange mailbox.īoth methods have their limitations though and alternative protection methods are recommended. Is there any way I can password protect the entire Outlook Mail Profile so people will be prompted for a password when opening Outlook?
I want to prevent unauthorized access to my emails.
