Removable media storage that Dell Data Protection External Media Edition encrypts

Summary: Dell Data Protection External Media Edition encrypts these types of Removable media storage.

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Symptoms

Affected Products:

  • Dell Security Management Server
  • Dell Data Protection | Enterprise Edition
  • Dell Encryption Personal
  • Dell Data Protection | Personal Edition
  • Dell Encryption Enterprise Media
  • Dell Data Protection | External Media Edition
  • Dell Encryption Enterprise Mac
  • Dell Data Protection | Enterprise Edition for Mac

Dell Encryption Enterprise Media (formerly Dell Data Protection | Encryption External Media Edition) helps provide a simple, flexible, comprehensive, and automatic data protection solution. It can block or restrict access to certain ports, or define and enforce encryption policies for any external media device connecting to a laptop or desktop running a supported operating system. It is available either as a stand-alone offering or is included with Dell Security Management Server (formerly Dell Data Protection | Enterprise Edition) that includes software-based Data Centric Encryption and hardware-based Full Volume Encryption.

Cause

Not Applicable

Resolution

Dell Encryption Enterprise Media applies to all removable storage devices on USB, FireWire, Compact Flash (CF), and Secure Digital (SD) busses, even if Windows designates them as something other than removable storage.

Some examples are:

  • External Hard Drives
  • USB Flash Drives
  • CD-R, CD-RW
  • DVD-R
  • SmartMedia in a Dazzle SmartMedia Reader
  • Compact Flash in a Multi Card Reader
  • SD Media in a Multi Card Reader
  • Extreme Secure Digital (XD) Card Media
  • iPods
Note: Dell does not recommend the use of the iPod Shuffle, as unexpected results may occur.

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Affected Products

Dell Encryption
Article Properties
Article Number: 000131003
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 06 Mar 2024
Version:  9
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