Users Guide

Resolved Technical Advisories v8.1.1
Encryption
● Upon upgrade to 8.1, EMS was failing to prompt CD/DVD media to encrypt due to the controller driver failing to provide
the correct device type to EMS. This release resolves the issue and CD/DVD media is now properly prompted to encrypt.
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● Additional hardening and stability fixes have been added to this release.
● This release resolves the issue of encrypting/decrypting files larger than 4GBs.
New Features and Functionality v8.1
● Personal Edition adds class level port controls to block data leakage to smartphones
● Personal Edition adds Windows XP support for software encryption
Resolved Technical Advisories v8.1
All Products
● Windows Vista is no longer a supported operating system.
Encryption
● The Dell Data Protection | Encryption v8.x conflict with Symantec Endpoint Protection v12.x. has been resolved. The
SEP v12.x product uses 2 separate filter drivers which led to a dead-lock with the re-architected Dell Data Protection |
Encryption v8.x file encryption driver. [27660]
● A registry override has been created to allow SDE encryption on a self-encrypting drive. By default, the 8.x client disables
SDE encryption if a self-encrypting drive is detected on the computer. It does not matter if the drive is the primary disk
or not. This can be a problem if the customer only wishes to use SDE encryption and has a self-encrypting drive that is
not configured. Use this registry setting to always enable SDE on a self-encrypting drive that is not configured. A reboot is
required for this setting to take effect. [27565]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\CMGShield]
AlwaysApplySDE=REG_DWORD:1
● If an SDE encrypted file is moved (not copied) to a Common or User encrypted folder, the Shield now properly applies the
Common or User encryption policy, rather than remaining SDE encrypted. [27752]
Advanced Authentication
● The Tab key can now be used to navigate through the recovery questions in the Security Console. [26974]
● When using Password Manager, the default values in the Live.com/Hotmail.com credential fields are now correct. [27033]
● The Authentication tab in the Security Console no longer displays a blank page after switching tabs. [27112]
Technical Advisories v8.1
Encryption
● When running Windows 8, the Shield's Fast User Switching message is hidden behind the Windows 8 log off screen. [26272]
● DVDs become corrupt after a PCS policy change to Read Only in the following scenario: When PCS is enabled for Optical
Drives with 'UDF-Only' policy and the user copies files over (opens a session), before the session is closed (usually by
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