[FDE] PointSec for PC v6
Allen
netsecurity at sound-by-design.com
Sat Jun 30 22:08:19 MDT 2007
I was told by Pointsec that the PME module could be set up and
controlled by Active Directory and that all the rule sets could
be defined there. Haven't tested it myself as where I'm at for
now has decided not to use it to control endpoints.
Allen
Ali, Saqib wrote:
>> Pushing through with a VEM of WDE products and wondering if anyone can shed
>> some light on the PointSec for PC Management Interface (MI). I hear and
>> read that there are two different products, one with a MS SQL backend and a
>> different MI product that does not require a MS SQL backend. I am trying to
>> track down the second option, the one that is NOT dependent on the MS SQL
>> backend.
>
> As far as I know, Pointsec for PC (FDE only) does NOT require setup
> of a MS SQL server. All it needs is a network share (accessible via
> UNC). It stores all the info on the network share in a encrypted
> format which can only be decrypted by the Pointsec Administrator.
>
> If you are using the Pointsec PME or PDP (policy based encryption)
> then you need a SQL server.
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