Automate Document Encryption

This section describes the process involved in automatic document encryption. This example 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: 

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

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

• Open Microsoft Excel, create a new spreadsheet, save it, and close the application.
• 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.
• To verify that the encryption is working, log on using a different user account and attempt to open the file.