Protecting access to files

• When files are stored on your personal computer unprotected. They contain confidential information and you wish to protect them.
• When you wish to share confidential files through a secure channel with users, either by e-mail, through a shared space, a removable device or a shared server.

1. From the file explorer (or the Finder on macOS), right-click on the folder or files you wish to protect and select Stormshield Data Security > Protect access.
2. In the Protect access window, select where necessary the users other than yourself allowed to edit the files.

• In the My address book column, filter the user list by entering the first few letters of their names in the Search for user field, then click on the icon.
• In the Allowed users column, check the box Allowed to manage access to enable these users to allow other users to see and edit the files.

3. Click on Next.
4. Check the summary and click on Protect.
5. In the last window, you can open the folder containing your protected files. They now have the extension .sdsx and their icon shows a small padlock. If you have chosen to protect a folder, the files that it contains, and not the folder itself, will be protected.

If you cannot find a user in the list, refer to the section Users cannot be found in the list.

If a key has availability or validity issues, refer to the section The application indicates issues with keys.

You will be able to share protected files in a shared space afterwards. See section Sharing a file.

Double-click the file with an .sdsx extension.