Reference Guide

Manage Policies
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Mac Encryption
Policy descriptions also display in tooltips in the Management Console. In this table, master policies are
in bold font.
Policy Default Setting Description
Dell Volume Encryption
This technology allows the use of either Mac FileVault full disk encryption or Dell's proprietary Dell
Volume Encryption.
Dell Volume Encryption On
On
Off
Toggle ON to enable Dell Volume Encryption
pol
icies. If this policy is toggled to OFF, no Dell
Volume Encryption takes place, regardless of
other policies.
Encrypt Using FileVault for Mac Not Selected
If selected, FileVault is enabled to encrypt all
volumes including System Volumes and Fusion
Drives.
Workstation Scan Priority Normal
Highest, High, Normal, Low, Lowest
Specifies the relative priority of encrypted folder
scanning. High and Highest prioritize scanning
speed over computer responsiveness, Low and
Lowest prioritize computer responsiveness o
ver
scanning speed and favor other resource
-
intensive
activities, and Normal balances the two.
The Encryption client checks for a changed
Workstation Scan Priority before processing the
next file.
This policy applies to Dell Encryption, not FileVault
encry
ption.
See advanced settings
Policy Default Setting Description
Mac Global Settings
This technology defines Mac encryption behavior, including targeted volumes, polling intervals, and
restart policies.
Volumes Targeted for Encryption All Fixed Volumes
System Volume Only
All Fixed Volumes
The System Volume Only setting secures only the
currently running system volume.
Policy Proxy Connections
String - maximum of 1500 characters
List fully
qualified Policy Proxy hostnames, or IP
addresses, separated by carriage returns.
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Once the Encryption client finds a valid entry, the
remainder of the entries are ignored.
Entries are processed in the following order:
1. GKConnections
Override (thi
s registry entry overrides all other
entries)
2. GKConnections (this registry entry is set
automatically by the Encryption client, based on
the this policy)
3. GK