Reference Guide

Manage Policies
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EMS Data Encryption Key User Roaming
Common, User, User Roaming
Although Common is available, it is not implemented in this release.
Choose a key to be used by the Encryption client to encrypt all data encrypted by
the Encryption External Media.
EMS Alpha Characters Required in
Password
Selected Selected requires one or more letters in the password.
EMS Mixed Case Required in
Password
Selected
Selected requires at least one uppercase and one lowercase letter in the
password.
EMS Number of Characters.
Required in Password
8
1-40 characters
Minimum number of characters required in the password.
EMS Numeric Characters
Required in Password
Selected Selected requires one or more numeric characters in the password.
EMS Password Attempts Allowed 3
1-10
Number of times the user can attempt to enter the correct password.
EMS Special Characters Required
in Password
Not Selected Selected requires one or more special characters in the password.
EMS Access and Device Code
Length
16
8, 16, 32
Number of characters access and device codes have. 32 characters is the most
secure, while 8 is the easiest to enter.
EMS Access Code Attempts
Allowed
3
1-10
Number of times the user can attempt to enter the access code.
EMS Access Code Failure Action Apply Cooldown
Apply Cooldown, Wipe Encryption Keys
Action to take following unsuccessful Access Code Attempts Allowed:
• Apply Cooldown to allow another round of attempts following the specified
cooldown period (Cooldown Time Delay and Cooldown Time Increment policies)
• Wipe Encryption Keys to have the Encryption client delete the encryption keys
on the removable storage, making the encryp
ted data inaccessible until the owner
takes the media to a Dell-encrypted computer for which he has a login.
EMS Access Code Required
Message
String
Authentication Failed. Please
contact your system administrator.
String - 5-512 characters - Authentication Failed: Please contact your system
administrator.
Message that displays when a user needs to contact you for an access code (after
authentication failure).
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Message policies must have non-blank values.
"Space" and "Enter" characters used to add lines between rows count as
characters used. Messages over the 512 character limit are truncated on the client.
Optionally customize the second sentence of the message to include specific
instructions about how to contact a help desk or security administrator for
authentication failures.
EMS Cooldown Time Delay 30
0-5000 seconds
Number of seconds the user must wait between the first and second rounds of
access code entry attempts.
EMS Cooldown Time Increment 20
0-5000 seconds
Incremental time to add to the previous cooldown time after each unsuccessful
round of access code entry attempts.
EMS Access Code Failed Message
String
You are not authorized to use this
media. Please contact your system
administrator.
String - 5-512 characters - You are not authorized to use this media. Please contact
your system administrator.
Message that displays following unsuccessful Access Code Attempts Allowed.
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Message policies must have non-blank values.
"Space" and "Enter" characters used to add lines between rows count as
characters used. Messages over the 512 character limit are truncated on the client.
Optionally customize the message to include specific instructions about how to
contact the help desk or security administrator.
EMS Encryption Rules
Encryption rules to be used to encrypt/not encrypt certain drives, directories, and
folders.
A total of 2048 characters are allowed. "Space" and "Enter" characters used to add
lines between rows count as characters used. Any rules exceeding the 2048 limit
are ignored.