Endpoint Encryption for Files and Folders 4.0 User Guide - McAfee

Using the Context menu
Decrypting a file or a folder
Decrypting a file or a folder
The Decrypt option on the context menu allows you to manually decrypt a file or folder. This
option is unavailable to the users if the folder has been encrypted by policy.
Before you begin
Ensure that the file you want to decrypt is not being used by any application.
To decrypt a file or a folder, right click on the file or the folder then select McAfee Endpoint
Encryption | Decrypt.
NOTE: For both file decryption and folder decryption you might require authentication if the
encryption key needed for the decryption is not available.
Alternatively, right click on the file or the folder to be encrypted, then select Properties. On
the Encryption tab select as Key name, then click Apply.
Searching for encrypted files or folders
Use this task to search for encrypted files and folders in the specified location. This option is
available only when you right click on a folder.
Task
1 Right click on the folder, then select McAfee Endpoint Encryption | Search encrypted....
The Search: encrypted files and folders dialog box appears.
2 Select if you want to search for files and/or folders and the key with which the files or
folders are encrypted.
3 Browse to specify the folder path and select Include sub-folders to search for encrypted
files or folders in sub-folders.
4 Click Search. As the search progresses, matching objects found will be displayed in a list.
After the search is complete, right click the objects found then perform any action on them
Creating a Self-Extractor
Self-Extractors are password-encrypted executable files that can also be decrypted on non-EEFF
client systems. The password used to create the Self-Extractor is required to read it.
You can change the name of the Self-Extractor. By default, it is named as its source file/folder
with the *.exe extension.
Task
1 Right click on the file or the folder for which you want to create a self-extractor, then select
McAfee Endpoint Encryption | Create Self-Extractor (.exe). The
Package and encrypt dialog box appears.
2 Type the password with which you want to encrypt the self-extractor, then click OK.
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McAfee Endpoint Encryption for Files and Folders software version 4.0.0 User Guide