Managing encrypted files with limited file encryption functionality

When the Kaspersky Security Center policy is applied and files are then encrypted, Kaspersky Endpoint Security receives an encryption key required for directly accessing the encrypted files. Using this encryption key, a user working under any Windows user account that was active during file encryption can directly access the encrypted files. Users working under Windows accounts that were inactive during file encryption must connect to Kaspersky Security Center in order to access the encrypted files.

Encrypted files may be unaccessible under the following circumstances:

In this section:

Accessing encrypted files without a connection to Kaspersky Security Center

Granting user access to encrypted files without a connection to Kaspersky Security Center

Editing templates of encrypted file access messages

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