Updating DriveLock Components

The DriveLock Installation Guide explains all the steps you need to take to update to the latest version. The Release Notes include some additional information you should be aware of when updating your system.

The existing self-signed DES certificate can no longer be used when updating from version 7.x to 2019.1 or higher and will be replaced by a newly generated certificate. The new certificate can be created automatically as a self-signed certificate and stored in the certificate store of the computer. When updating from 2019.1 or higher to newer versions, however, you can continue to use the self-signed DES certificate.

Updating the DriveLock Management Console (DMC)

When updating from DriveLock version 7.7.x to higher versions, please use the following workaround to update the DMC: Rename the DLFdeRecovery.dll and then reinstall the DMC.

Updating the DriveLock database

When upgrading from version 2020.1 or older to newer versions, the two DriveLock databases are merged. In this case, an additional migration step is necessary. For more information, see the Technical Article TA-Database Migration on DriveLock Online Help - Technical Articles.

Disk Protection Update

After updating the DriveLock Agent, any existing Disk Protection (also known as FDE) installation will be automatically updated to the latest version without re-encryption. After updating the FDE, a restart may be required.

We have compiled more information that is important for updating DriveLock Disk Protection or updating the operating system with DriveLock Disk Protection installed in the document TA - Windows 10 Upgrade with Drivelock Disk Protection , also on DriveLock Online Help - Technical Articles.

Updating File Protection to version 2022.2

File encryption features a new encryption format. This new format is now used on new DriveLock Agents as the default. Existing agents will keep using the old format. The format is set with the new File Protection setting Applied encryption formats. You can explicitly define a specific encryption format if needed.

New and old encryption formats are not compatible and must be handled in separate policies. For more information, see the File Protection chapter in the Encryption documentation at DriveLock Online Help.

  • DFS support

    • The Old Format and Old Format (old driver) encryption formats do not support DFS.

      If you have previously used a version older than 2021.2, make sure that there are no encrypted folders on DFS network drives before updating to version 2022.2.

    • DFS shares are supported with the New Format option, even if they do not use the primary server only. This was tested on Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2019.