Users Guide

Resolved Technical Advisories v8.3.1
Encryption
● Enhancements have been made to improve Shield stability and performance. Additionally, improvements have been made
around memory allocation and CPU usage during file encrypt and decrypt operations. [28376, 28377, 28547, 28672, 28721,
28733, 28737, 28815, 28836, 28849, 28943]
● SDE key load and unlock failures after installing Microsoft Windows Management Framework 3.0 (KB2506143) have been
resolved. [28654, DDPC-325]
● Uninstallation of the Security Tools Authentication component no longer fails when uninstalled with the master installer.
[28807]
● Occasional instability issues with WSScan have been resolved. [28869]
New Features and Functionality v8.3
● DDP | Hardware Crypto Accelerator - updated software to provide full Enterprise manageability, including:
○ Network logon to domain
○ Single Sign-on
○ Single PC - Multi-user support
● This release of the new DDP | Hardware Crypto Accelerator software runs on the following platforms:
○ Dell Latitude Model E6440
○ Dell Latitude Model E6540
○ Dell Latitude Model E7240
○ Dell Latitude Model E7440
Resolved Technical Advisories v8.3
Encryption
Revised 04-2014
● The Shield now properly processes category 3 policies to override ADE-encrypted (category 2) files. [25211]
● Previously, a message stating "Invalid Value for 103" was displayed in the local console and current settings were not
viewable. This issue has been resolved. [27005]
● Sweep status update failures are reduced due to improved processing around renaming of internal lists to ensure that the
rename does not fail if the file already exists. Additionally, logging of errors around list file deletion is improved. [27853]
● Improved processing of exception handling has been implemented. [28431]
●
Previously, if EMS encrypted a device on a Dell Data Protection | Encryption 8.x computer, used the device on a Dell
Data Protection | Encryption 7.2.x computer, then returned to use the device again on the original 8.x computer, a failure
occurred. Better handling of mixed environments has been added to EMS. [28453]
● Several enhancements have been made to improve stability and performance. [25816, 27497, 28508, 28538, 28543, 28643]
● The upgrade process has been improved to reduce errors and failures. [28403, 28720]
● A system deadlock during the boot cycle when Dell Data Protection | Encryption 8.x is installed alongside Kaspersky Endpoint
Security has been resolved. [28425]
● Errors related to upgrading CMG v6.8/7.3 to Dell Data Protection | Encryption v8.x have been resolved. [28466]
● When running the Shield on a VMWare image with SCSI hard drives, the Shield will now properly identify the drive as
Internal, rather than Removable. [28540]
● Previously, after upgrading to v8.x and then uninstalling from the user interface, errors related to the Decryption Agent
would display. This issue has been resolved. [28552]
● An upgrade of Symantec Endpoint Protection from 11.x to 12.x now works as expected. The Shield no longer blocks access to
the SEP services. [28622]
● Errors related to SQL Compact 3.5 SP2 have been resolved. [28726]
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