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- Whitelisting Software Packages (page 48)
- Whitelisting Reference Systems (page 49)
- Restrict an Application's Process Rights (page 50)
- Automate Document Encryption (page 50)
- Prevent Malicious Applications from Running (page 51)
- Prevent Read/Write to File Types or Network Locations (page 52)
- Run an Application in an SVS Layer (page 53)
- Quarantine Files (page 53)
Automate Document Encryption
This section describes the process involved in automatic document encryption. For this scenario you will create a policy to enforce document encryption for all Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets.
Scenario Description
In this scenario, the end user has:
? Two user accounts
? Microsoft Excel
Scenario Resolution
To automatically encrypt Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, perform the following steps:
1. In the Altiris Console, select the Tasks tab.
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2. In the left pane, select Tasks > Security Management > Application Control >
Windows > Application Control Tasks > Manage Applications.
3. In the right pane, click ? and select Automate Document Encryption Policy.
4. In Step 1 of the Application Control Wizard, click Next.
5. In Step 2, click the Include: link and in the Items Selector dialog, select MS Excel. Click Next.
6. In Step 3, Policy Details, configure as follows:
a. Select Enable.
b. In the Name field, enter Encrypt Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets.
c. In the Description field, enter "This policy will automate the encryption of all spreadsheets created or modified by Microsoft Excel."
d. Click Finish.
7. Open Microsoft Excel, create a new spreadsheet, save it, and close the application.
8. Open Windows Explorer and browse to the new file. The filename will appear green.
Checking the Advanced Attributes on the file properties shows that the file is encrypted.
9. To verify that the encryption is working, log on using a different user account and attempt to open the file.
Prevent Malicious Applications from Running
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