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How to Modify Policy in Dell Encryption Personal / Dell Data Protection Personal Edition

Resumen: Policies may be modified in Dell Encryption Personal / Dell Data Protection Personal Edition using these instructions.

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This article provides steps to modify policies in Dell Encryption Personal (formerly Dell Data Protection | Personal Edition).

Affected Products:

Dell Encryption Personal
Dell Data Protection | Personal Edition

Affected Platforms:

Windows

Causa

Not applicable.

Resolución

When Dell Encryption Personal is initially activated, a policy template must be chosen to complete activation. Policy templates contain a default set of policy settings that work together. After activation, the policy template may require modification to:

  • Provide exclusions for software.
  • Adhere to new security standards.
  • Troubleshoot the endpoint.

Policy templates are to be used as a baseline to be customized to your environment.

Warning: Modifying policy templates or applying custom policy settings may impact both the scope of encrypted data and how it is encrypted. Dell Technologies recommends contacting Dell ProSupport with any questions before making modifications. For more information, reference Dell Data Security International Support Phone Numbers.
 
Note:
  • The Encryption Administrator Password is required to make any policy modifications.
  • A storage device (outside of the endpoint with Dell Encryption Personal installed) is required to back up the encryption keys.

Click the appropriate client version for specific steps to modify policy. For more information about versioning, reference How to Identify the Dell Encryption Enterprise or Dell Encryption Personal Version.

v8.15.0 and Later

Policies may be modified by either changing the policy Template or by applying Custom changes to the template. Click the appropriate method for more information.

Template

To select a new policy template:

  1. Log in to the Windows computer.
  2. In the Windows System Tray, right-click the Dell Encryption icon and then select Open Dell Encryption.

Open Dell Encryption

  1. Click Advanced in the bottom right.

Advanced

  1. Click Default Settings.

Default Settings

  1. Populate the Encryption Administrator Password and then click OK.

Populating an Encryption Administrator Password

  1. From the Default Settings user interface (UI):
    1. Select a policy template.
    2. Click Save.
    3. Click Back to configure.

Default Settings UI

Note: For more information about policy templates, reference Policy Templates in Dell Encryption Personal / Dell Data Protection Personal Edition.
  1. In the bottom-right, click Home.

Home

  1. Back up the encryption keys.

Encryption keys icon

Note: For more information, reference How to Manually Back Up Encryption Keys in Dell Encryption Personal / Dell Data Protection Personal Edition.
Custom

To customize the policy template:

  1. Log in to the Windows computer.
  2. In the Windows System Tray, right-click the Dell Encryption icon and then select Open Dell Encryption.

Open Dell Encryption

  1. Click Advanced in the bottom right.

Advanced

  1. Click Customize Settings.

Customize Settings

  1. Populate the Encryption Administrator Password and then click OK.

Populating an Encryption Administrator Password

  1. From the Customize user interface (UI):
    1. Modify the appropriate Customization column policies.
    2. Click Save.
    3. Click Back to configure.

Customize UI

Warning:
  • If customizing a text box policy instead of a drop-down policy, ensure that all text from the Default Setting is copied into the Customization box.
  • Incompatible policy customizations may lead to errors or loss of functionality.
 
Note: To reset customized policies to the default policy template, click Reset.
  1. In the bottom-right, click Home.

Home

  1. Back up the encryption keys.

Encryption keys icon

Note: For more information, reference How to Manually Back Up Encryption Keys in Dell Encryption Personal / Dell Data Protection Personal Edition.
v8.0.0 to 8.13.x

Policies may be modified by either changing the policy Template or by applying Custom changes to the template. Click the appropriate method for more information.

Template

To select a new policy template:

  1. Log in to the Windows computer.
  2. In the Windows System Tray, right-click the Dell Data Protection | Encryption icon and then select Open Dell Data Protection | Encryption.

Open Dell Data Protection Encryption

  1. Click advanced in the bottom right.

Advanced

  1. Click Default Settings.

Default Settings

  1. Populate the Encryption Administrator Password and then click OK.

Encryption Administrator Password

  1. From the Default Settings user interface (UI):
    1. Select a policy template.
    2. Click save.
    3. Click back to configure.

Default Settings UI

Note: For more information about policy templates, reference Policy Templates in Dell Encryption Personal / Dell Data Protection Personal Edition.
  1. In the bottom-right, click home.

Home

  1. Back up the encryption keys.

Encryption keys icon

Note: For more information, reference How to Manually Back Up Encryption Keys in Dell Encryption Personal / Dell Data Protection Personal Edition.
Custom

To customize the policy template:

  1. Log in to the Windows computer.
  2. In the Windows System Tray, right-click the Dell Data Protection | Encryption icon and then select Open Dell Data Protection | Encryption.

Open Dell Data Protection Encryption

  1. Click advanced in the bottom right.

Advanced

  1. Click Customize Settings.

Customize Settings

  1. Populate the Encryption Administrator Password and then click OK.

Encryption Administrator Password

  1. From the Customize user interface (UI):
    1. Modify the appropriate Customization column policies.
    2. Click save.
    3. Click back to configure.

Customize UI

Warning:
  • If customizing a text box policy instead of a drop-down policy, ensure that all text from the Default Setting is copied into the Customization box.
  • Incompatible policy customizations may lead to errors or loss of functionality.
 
Note: To reset customized policies to the default policy template, click Reset.
  1. In the bottom-right, click home.

Home

  1. Back up the encryption keys.

Encryption keys icon

Note: For more information, reference How to Manually Back Up Encryption Keys in Dell Encryption Personal / Dell Data Protection Personal Edition.

To contact support, reference Dell Data Security International Support Phone Numbers.
Go to TechDirect to generate a technical support request online.
For additional insights and resources, join the Dell Security Community Forum.

 

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Dell Encryption
Propiedades del artículo
Número de artículo: 000131804
Tipo de artículo: Solution
Última modificación: 19 dic 2022
Versión:  11
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