Product guide

• AD/LDAP
• The associated Endpoint Encryption communication
This document encapsulates the professional opinions of Endpoint Encryption certified engineers, and
is not an exact science. You must understand both the product and the environment in which it will be
used, before deciding on an implementation strategy. Calculations and figures in this guide are based
on field evidence and not theoretical system testing; they are our best advice at the time of writing.
Please review the best practices and use the guidelines that best fit your environment.
Abbreviations
The following table lists the abbreviations used in this document.
Table 1-1 Abbreviations
Titles Designations
AD Active Directory
ASCI Agent Server Communication Interval
BIOS Basic Input/Output System
DN Domain Name
EEM Endpoint Encryption Manager
EEPC Endpoint Encryption for PC
EEMac Endpoint Encryption for Mac
ePO ePolicy Orchestrator
LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
MBR Master Boot Record
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
OS Operating System
OU Organizational Unit
PC Personal Computer
SSO Single Sign On
UBP User‑Based Policy
GPT GUID Partition Table
HFS Mac OS X Extended File System
HFS+ Mac OS X Extended (Journaled) File System
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Introduction
Purpose of this guide
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McAfee Endpoint Encryption 7.0 Patch 1 Software Best Practices Guide