Safeguard - Feature request - User defined key when using device Password

Question

Hello, 
 
 I want to request a feature for Sophos Safeguard. 
 When encrypting a removable device like a USB stick, there is an option to set the key which is used to encrypt the data. This option only works when you don&rsquo;t set media passphrases. If you define a passphrase for the USB Stick the users key gets used. I would like to request that both options in combination still work. 
 To describe the scenario. An employee has a USB drive and encrypts this device then everyone else in the company should be able to access this data without the need of entering a password. This only works when you use a global key for encrypting the device. When the USB device is given to another company they should be able to access the data via the passphrase. 
 
 Kind regards 
 Christoph Schneider

Shweta · Accepted Answer

Hi Christoph Schneider 
 If you already have Synchronized Encryption then you already have the ability to encrypt USB sticks, either by: 
 
 Simply copy the encrypted files to the USB stick 
 Right-clicking the folder containing the files on the USB stick > SafeGuard File Encryption > Encrypt according to policy (for internal use) 
 Creating single encrypted files by right-clicking the file > SafeGuard File Encryption > Create password-protected file (for external use without SafeGuard) 
 
 As per your requirement, I would suggest you raise the feature request here .

Safeguard - Feature request - User defined key when using device Password

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