Managing co-workers on an encrypted file

Co-workers associated with an encrypted file can be managed from the properties window of this file. You can:

  • Add one or more co-workers from the address book.
  • Remove one or more co-workers associated to the encrypted file.

To add co-workers:

  1. Open the Properties of an encrypted file and select the Stormshield Data Security tab or right-click the encrypted file and select Stormshield Data Security> Edit the co-workers list.

    The submenu Stormshield Data Security> Edit the co-workers list is no longer available from Microsoft Windows 10.

  2. Click on Edit. The following window opens:


  3. Search the co-workers or groups to add and click OK. You can press the Enter key to start a search directly in the LDAP directory. If you are looking for a group:
    • Groups coming from the local directory have a green icon,
    • Groups coming from the LDAP directory have a yellow icon.
  4. Click Apply and OK in the Properties window to apply the modifications.

To remove co-workers:

  1. In the Properties window, select the Stormshield Data Security tab and click on Edit.
  2. The recipient selection window opens. Scroll over the line corresponding to a co-worker and click on the red bin to delete this co-worker. Click OK.
  3. Click Apply and OK in the Properties window to apply the modifications.

NOTE
These features are available only if you are connected or if you have rights on the file.