Drive Encryption

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Overview

Drive encryption, also referred to as full disk encryption, is encryption software that helps protect data on Microsoft Windows tablets, laptops, and desktop PCs to prevent the loss of sensitive data, especially from lost or stolen equipment. It is designed to make all data on a system drive unintelligible to unauthorized persons, which in turn helps meet compliance requirements.

Drive encryption is compatible with traditional hard drives (spinning media AKA HDD), solid-state drives (SSD), and self-encrypting drives (SED and OPAL). Drive encryption is managed through the McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (McAfee ePO) management console.

Key Benefits

  • Enforces strong access control with pre-boot authentication.
  • Uses military-strength, certified encryption algorithms (FIPS, Common Criteria), and is certified for FIPS 140-2, Common Criteria EAL2+, and Intel Advanced Encryption Standard–New Instructions (AES–NI).
  • Enables automatic, transparent encryption without hindering performance.
  • Supports mixed device environments, including solid-state drives.
  • Supports Trusted Computing Group (TCG) OPAL self-encrypting drives.

Supported Operating Systems

Operating System 7.1.3 7.1.1-7.1.2 7.1.0
Windows Server 2012 R2 Yes Yes No
Windows Server 2012 Yes No No
Windows Server 2008 Yes Yes Yes
Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core No No No
Windows Server 2008 R2 Yes Yes Yes
Windows 10 Yes No No
Windows 8.1 Yes Yes Yes
Windows 8 Yes Yes Yes
Windows RT No No No
Windows 7 Yes Yes Yes
Windows Vista Yes Yes Yes


For more information, please refer to Supported operating systems for Drive Encryption 7.1.x

Documents

Quick Start Guides

Item Document Download
1 DriveEncryption Start Guide Download
2 McAfee ePO install introduction 1 Download
3 McAfee ePO install introduction 2 Download