Encryption Rules

Encryption Rules Overview

The Encryption Rule Overview provides a summary of all the active Encryption Rules in use by your organisation, grouped by Encryption Key.

 

 

Features

1. Encryption Location Path - path to which the Encryption Rule applies.  This may be a:
1. Predefined location such as the user Desktop or Documents folder
2. Network share
3. Common local device path
2. Encryption Key - the Encryption Key associated with the rule.  Encryption Rules are grouped by Encryption Key for easier management.
3. Initial Encryption - whether or not Initial Encryption has been enabled. 
4. Platform - the platform to which the rule applies. Can be Windows, macOS or both.
5. Created By - Administrator who created the rule for auditing purposes.
6. Date Created - the date the rule was created.
7. Action - buttons to:
1. Edit the associated Encryption Rule.
2. Delete the associated Encryption Rule.

 

Creating Encryption Rules

 

To add a new Encryption Rule, click the Add a new rule button on the Encryption Rules Overview page and:

1. Select an Encryption Key from the list of existing keys, or Create a new one
2. Set the location to be Encrypted
3. Specify whether or not the location is a mapped drive or network share
4. Choose whether to enable Initial Encryption for the location (not available for shared locations)
   • Note: Initial Encryption when enabled causes all files already in the specified location to be automatically encrypted when the rule is first created. This is in addition to of course any new files added to the location being automatically encrypted.
5. Add any subfolders within the target location to be excluded
6. Enable advanced group assignment to include/exclude specific group for which the rule should apply.
7. Click the SAVE button to create the rule. 

 

Deleting Encryption Rules

To delete an Encryption Rule,

1. Click on the Delete button from the Action buttons next to the rule you wish to delete.
2. At the prompt, type DELETE. (This helps prevent accidental deletion of rules).
   
3. Click OK

Good to know...
When a rule is deleted:
- New files added to the location will no longer be encrypted automatically.
- Existing files will remain encrypted unless they are decrypted manually.