Media Encryption & Port Protection Terminology
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Media Encryption & Port Protection
Terminology
Storage Device -Removable media device on which users can save data files. Examples
include: USB storage devices, SD cards, CD/DVD media and external disk drives.
Peripheral Device - Devices on which users cannot save data and that cannot be encrypted.
Device Category - Also called Device Class, an Industry standard device type that identifies
the base functionality of a storage or peripheral device.
Media Owner - By default, this is the user who encrypts the device. If allowed by the policy, a
different user can be assigned to be the media owner. This term applies only to users in Active
Directory environments.
Business-Related Data - Confidential data file types that are usually encrypted in the
business-related drive section of storage devices in Media Encryption & Port Protection.
UserCheck - Gives users a warning when there is a potential risk of data loss or security
violation. This helps users to prevent security incidents and to learn about the organizational
security policy.
Explorer Utility - Software that lets users read encrypted data on Endpoint Security-protected
computers on which the Media Encryption component is not active or not connected to an
Endpoint Security Management Server.
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