Dynamic Watermark Display
What is Dynamic Watermark Display?
Dynamic Watermark Display is a Data Loss Prevention (DLP) capability in FenixPyre that overlays traceable user information on the screen when a FenixPyre encrypted file is open. The watermark is transparent and moves with the application window.
Dynamic Watermark Display is part of FenixPyre's DLP suite, alongside Clipboard Protection, Print Protection, and Screenshot Protection.
What Problem Does Dynamic Watermark Display Solve?
Not every leak happens through software. A user can photograph their screen with a phone or camera, capturing sensitive content in a way that on-device controls cannot block. Dynamic Watermark Display helps prevent and deter these physical, photo-based data leaks by overlaying identifying information directly on the content, so any captured image can be traced back to the user and device that displayed it.
How Does It Work?
When enabled, Dynamic Watermark Display:
Displays the user ID, email address, IP address, or custom text configured from the admin dashboard.
Shows transparent watermark text that moves with the application window on the screen.
Allows administrators to configure watermark opacity, font size, and density.
Administrators control the watermark content, style (font style and font size), and opacity from the user policy, and can preview the watermark text before applying it.
Use Cases
Deterring photo-based leaks: Visible, attributable watermarks discourage users from photographing sensitive content on screen.
Traceability and accountability: If a screen photo does surface, the embedded user, email, IP, or device information helps identify its source.
Regulated and high-sensitivity environments: Adds an additional layer of protection where sensitive data is routinely viewed on screen.
Configurations
Dynamic Watermark Display uses the following Windows registry value.
Registry path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\FenixPyre\Parameters
The setting uses the REG_MULTI_SZ type.
FPDlpMonitoredProcesses
Enforces the watermark on these processes.
WINWORD.EXE, EXCEL.EXE, POWERPNT.EXE, ACRORD32.EXE, ACROBAT.EXE, ACAD.EXE, REVIT.EXE, CODE.EXE, NOTEPAD.EXE, NOTEPAD++.EXE, WORDPAD.EXE, REVU.EXE, REVU32.EXE, DWGVIEWR.EXE, INVENTOR.EXE
After changing this registry value, restart the FenixPyre services.
The change takes effect only after the restart.
Limitations
Dynamic watermark displacement in Bluebeam Revu: The dynamic watermark overlay can behave incorrectly when hovering over tabs in Bluebeam Revu. If multiple files (encrypted or unencrypted) are open in separate tabs, hovering the mouse cursor over an inactive tab can erroneously apply that inactive file's watermark profile to the currently active viewing window. Workaround: Click to switch to the inactive tab, then switch back to your original active tab to correct the overlay.
Learn how to configure this from the Dynamic Watermark Display policy settings from admin dashboard.
For more information on how to enable and configure Dynamic Watermark Display, please contact FenixPyre Support.
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