User Applications
Learn how to manage user applications that need access to encrypted files on FenixPyre for secure data handling.
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Learn how to manage user applications that need access to encrypted files on FenixPyre for secure data handling.
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By default, users with the FenixPyre Windows client installed cannot open encrypted files created with FenixPyre unless the applications are added to user policies. The first step is to identify the applications your organization uses and add them to the policies.
FenixPyre keeps a list of certified applications that have been reviewed to ensure they do not leak plain text during normal operations. These applications are automatically added to the default policy, allowing users to open encrypted files with them. You can remove applications from the default policy if desired.
As an admin, you need to specify which applications require access to FenixPyre encrypted files. After identifying them, you can designate applications as admin-approved by providing their paths and specifying the file extensions to encrypt or ignore. These are termed Admin approved applications.
You can specify an entire folder path or a single application path to identify the application. For example, you could add the GitHub folder path (e.g., C:\Program Files\GitHub\) or just point to a specific application name like Microsoft Word (e.g., C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE).
Removing an application is only permitted for admin approved applications. Each admin approved application will have a remove action button associated with it.
To remove an application, click on the trash icon and a confirmation popup will appear. Once you confirm it, it will be removed.
Note: If the application is already part of any user policy, another confirmation will be asked like below. Once confirmed, the app will be removed from the associated policies first and then removed from the list.
