Applied encryption format

The new format used for encrypted files is the basis for DriveLock File Protection's future development.

This setting allows you to actively choose between the old or the new format for your DriveLock agents. When you reinstall DriveLock Agent on your clients and enable File Protection, the new format is automatically used. If you have already deployed File Protection on your agents and folders are already encrypted there, you should continue to use the old format.

Please note that both formats can be used simultaneously for agents from version 2023.2. For agents with version 2023.1, only either the old or the new format can be used.

The following options are available as fix adjustable values:

• Automatic (default):

  Depending on the existing version on the agents, DriveLock uses the new or the old format (for agents with version 2023.1) or both formats simultaneously (agents from 2023.2).

• New format:

  Use this option if compatibility with encrypted folders in the old format is not required.

• Old format:

  Use this option if encrypted folders from older DriveLock versions already exist on your agents.

  Please note that this option must not be used for agents with version 2023.1.

• New format (reduced functionality):

  This option restricts the new format, for example, hiding files will not work in this case. In addition, mounting is impossible when accessing encrypted folders. Use this option only if you have problems with the new format.

• Old format ( legacy mode):

  This option is only used if encrypted folders from DriveLock versions prior to 2023.2 exist on your agents. It serves as a fallback.

Please note that combining the different encryption methods can lead to data corruption, e.g. if "Old format (legacy mode)" is active although folders created with the "New format" exist. These folders should not be accessed (with the old driver).

The two lower settings are only fallback options.

Please also note that the Old format and Old format (legacy mode) encryption formats do not support the Distributed File System (DFS).