Users Guide
View or Edit Protected Files on a Web Client
If your administrator sets up a Data Guardian web portal, you can link to a URL for that web client and view encrypted les without
installing a Data Guardian client. Based on policy, you can also edit a le.
Based on policy set by your administrator, you can view the following:
• Protected Oce documents: .docx, .pptx, .xlsx, .docm, .pptm, .xlsm, .pdf.
• .xen les - Oce or non-Oce les that Data Guardian encrypted when uploaded to the cloud.
• Additional le types, such as Notepad.
Based on policy set by your administrator, you can access a cloud storage provider.
Access the Web Portal for Data Guardian
Steps vary slightly depending on the browser you use.
1 From your administrator, obtain the URL for accessing the web portal.
2 Click the URL.
If you get a warning, click Continue or Proceed.
3 At the license agreement screen, click Agree.
If you get a warning, click Continue or Proceed.
4 Enter your domain credentials.
5 Click Login.
6 If prompted to track your location, select an option.
7 To view or edit les, see the online Help available from the Data Guardian web portal.
NOTE
:
For Mac, you must congure Safari to allow pop-
ups.
Protect Non-Oce File Extension Types with Data
Guardian
Your administrator will inform you if policies allow additional applications and le types to be encrypted. If an unauthorized person opens a
le encrypted with Basic File Protection but does not have Data Guardian installed, the content is unreadable.
Overview of Basic File Protection
Applications
These are examples of applications that your administrator may want to encrypt:
• Notepad
• Wordpad
• Visio
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View or Edit Protected Files on a Web Client