HOW TO: Encrypt a Disk with PGP WDE Administrator Key or WDE Administrator Passphrase
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HOW TO: Encrypt a Disk with PGP WDE Administrator Key or WDE Administrator Passphrase

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Article ID: 156206

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Drive Encryption Endpoint Encryption File Share Encryption Policy Based Encryption

Issue/Introduction

The PGP Encryption client can encrypt drives and when used with the PGP Encryption Server, recovery methods are provided, such as Whole Disk Recovery Tokens for end users.

Administrative functionality can also be provided, which provide additional roles for the PGP Encryption Administrator.  This article will go over information on these options using the PGP WDE Administrator Key or Passphrase (password).

The PGP WDE Administrator logins provide administrator to access user's systems which are PGP Whole Disk Encrypted.

If an administrator needs to perform maintenance or other tasks on a user's system, the PGP WDE Administrator allows to login with the passphrase defined in the policy.  Use the PGP WDE Administrator passphrase to log in to a user's system at the PGP BootGuard screen.

Resolution

  1. Log into the PGP Encryption Server administrative interface.
  2. Select Consumers > Consumer Policy then click the desired policy.
  3. Click the Desktop button next to PGP Desktop.
  4. Select the Disk Encryption tab (last tab in the menu) and place a check mark in the box next to Encrypt WDE disks to a Disk Administrator Passphrase.
  5. Click Save.

 


Note: If you have systems that have been encrypted with PGP WDE, you do not need to re-encrypt those disks in order to add the PGP WDE Administrator to the User Access.
The key will be pushed down to the clients during the next policy update.

At the PGP BootGuard screen, log in using the WDE Administrator credentials as listed below:

  • Login: WDE Administrator
  • Passphrase: <Defined in the policy>
  • Domain: Local

 

Applies To

PGP Server

Managed PGP Desktop client

PGP Encryption Server

Managed PGP Encryption Desktop client