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.
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In this scenario, the end user has:?
- Two user accounts
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- Microsoft Excel
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To automatically encrypt Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, perform the following steps:1.
- In the Altiris Console, select the Tasks tab.
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- In the left pane, select Tasks > Security Management > Application Control >
Windows > Application Control Tasks > Manage Applications.
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- In the right pane, click
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and select Automate Document Encryption Policy.
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- In Step 1 of the Application Control Wizard, click Next.
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- In Step 2, click the Include: link and in the Items Selector dialog, select MS Excel. Click Next.
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- In Step 3, Policy Details, configure as follows:
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- Select Enable.
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- In the Name field, enter Encrypt Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets.
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- In the Description field, enter "This policy will automate the encryption of all spreadsheets created or modified by Microsoft Excel."
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- Click Finish.
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- Open Microsoft Excel, create a new spreadsheet, save it, and close the application.
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- 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.
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- To verify that the encryption is working, log on using a different user account and attempt to open the file.