Reference Guide

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• Protected Office Documents policies have been enabled, but the user has not yet
installed or activated Data Guardian.
• User opens a protected Office document or .pdf from the cloud.
• User downloads a protected Office document or .pdf to a device that does not have
Data Guardian installed.
• Unauthorized users - The cover page displays, and the person cannot access the content.
To customize the cover page for protected Office documents, you can use these Advanced Data
Guardian policies:
• Protected Office Documents Cover Page Notice
• Protected Office Documents Cover Page Corporate Logo
• Protected Office Documents Cover Page Dell Server URL
See also, Data Guardian Management > Web Portal
to add a URL to access the web portal.
Configure Basic File Protection Policies
With Data Guardian v1.6 and higher, you can configure a large number of file extensions (non-Office) to
encrypt and identify the applications to open them. This policy applies at the Enterprise level.
For Windows and Mac, a sweep of users’ computers encrypts those configured file types. For Windows,
Mac
This topic includes:
• Supported_applications_and_file_types
• Additional_applications_and_file_types
• Configure_policy_for_Basic_File_Protection
• Configure_policy_to_exclude_folders (Windows and Mac)
• Unsupported_applications_and_file_types
• Use_the_Recovery_Tool
Supported applications and file types
This table lists applications and file types that Dell has certified.
Supported applications Supported file extensions Description
Dell has certified these applications:
• Notepad
• Wordpad
• Visio
• MSPaint
Add these applications if you want them to open
the supported file extensions. For an example, see
NoRename.
• Word (winword)
• Excel
.bmp
.csv
.gif
.jfif
.jpe
.jpg
.jpeg
.png
.tmp
.rtf
.tif
.tiff
In the policy configuration field, enter the
application, followed by applicable file extensions.
As a best practice, only add the essential file
extensions to prevent performance issues.
.tmp extension
Be aware that if you add a .tmp extension, all
Temp files are encrypted. Use only if necessary.