Users Guide

SED Management v10.0
● No technical advisories exist.
New Features and Functionality v8.18
● Encryption Client and SED Management is now supported with Windows 10 April 2018 Update (Redstone 4 release).
● The Windows 10 update process and compatibility with Windows Defender are improved when System Data Encryption
is enabled . The encryption client can now identify and encrypt user files without the need to hardcode exclusion of
system-generated files when System Data Encryption is enabled. This behavior is configurable and can be overridden by the
administrator, if necessary. For more information on the Windows 10 Feature Update process, refer to http://www.dell.com/
support/article/us/en/04/sln298382.
● The Encryption client can now identify and encrypt user files without the need to hardcode exclusion of system files.
● SED Manager is now compatible with HVCI.
● SED Manager has been qualified on the following non-Dell computers:
○ HP ProBook 450 G2 (Legacy)
○ HP ProBook 450 G5 (Legacy)
○ HP ProBook 840 G4 (Legacy)
○ HP Elitebook 840 G3 (Legacy)
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HP Elitebook 840 G4 (UEFI)
○ Lenovo ThinkPad (Legacy)
○ Lenovo T560 (UEFI)
● Starting with the Encryption Client v8.18, the authentication provider component has been fully replaced. This installer
will leverage a new Dell built-in credentials provider that is part of the Client Security Framework installer. The old Digital
Persona credentials provider is set to a disabled state. If leveraging the fingerprint or smart card contact-less authentication,
these will no longer work after an upgrade of Encryption Client v8.18.
Resolved Technical Advisories v8.18
Encryption
● Resolved an issue with longer than usual boot times when leveraging the Policy-Based Encryption client. [DDPSUS-1950,
DDPSUS-2081]
● With Fast User Switching enabled and being leveraged no longer causes Dell Encryption to fail to communicate to the Dell
Security Management Server. [DDPSUS-2163]
● Re-mapped libraries no longer cause an immediate failure during install. [DDPSUS-2166]
● USB external media provisioned with Dell Encryption can now be accessed on Windows or Mac computers interchangeably
without loss of key material. [DDPC-6592]
● The Dell Data Security Console shows Protection and encryption status for Policy-Based encryption. [DDPC-7046]
● Resolved an issue with the inability to white-list a device with Dell Encryption. [DDPC-7717]
● Volumes now display during recovery. [DDPC-7794]
● A memory leak no longer occurs when inserting external devices to the computer. [DDPC-8297]
Preboot Authentication
● Resolved an issue with Thunderbolt based docking stations with the Dell Encryption Pre-Boot Authentication environment.
[DDPSUS-1923]
● Resolved and issue with Pre-Boot Authentication displaying an initial access code, even though connectivity to the Dell
Security Management Server is present. [DDPSUS-2198. DDPSUS-2200]
● An issue resulting with the backslash/pipe (\ |) key on an Arabic behaving differently than expected has been resolved.
[DDPC-6529]
● The Windows 10 upgrade process with PBA activated is improved. [DDPC-8031]
Technical Advisories
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