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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:

To access the Application Control Policies page: 

• Once you are in Arellia > Application Control select the Policies tab
• Select Application Control
• Right-click Application Control Policies and select New > Automate Document Encryption

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Configure the policy details as follows:

• Enable the policy using the On/Off toggle.
• In the Name field, enter Encrypt Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets.
• In the Description field, enter "This policy will automate the encryption of all spreadsheets created or modified by Microsoft Excel."
• Click the Include: link and in the Select Items dialog, select MS Excel. Click OK.
• Click Save
  

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In the following example we will show you how to automatically encrypt Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.

1. In the Security Management Console, click the Policies tab.
2. In the folder library in the left pane, navigate to Arellia > Application Control > Policies.
3. Double-click the Policies folder.
4. Click New > Automate Document Encryption
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5. In the Create Item dialog box, enter the name and description. 
6. Click the Encrypt Common Application Documents link.
   
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7. In the Select Items dialog box in the left pane, click MS Excel.
   
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8. Click OK.
9. Open Microsoft Excel.
10. Create a new spreadsheet.
11. Save the new spreadsheet.
12. Close Microsoft Excel.
13. Open Windows Explorer and double-click the new spreadsheet you created.
14. To verify that the encryption is working, log on using a different user account and attempt to open the file.