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Stop copy Portable software automatically

Cannonfodder

Hi@all!

I'm running SafeGuard with Data Exchange and Device Encryption and cannot figure out how to solve the following problem:

Whenever an USB device is plugged in to a PC the Portable software is automatically copied on it. That's not very convenient because if I just want to read a stick from another person, I don't want to have the software copied on his stick. So, how can I manage it that the Portable software (and of course the key ring) is only copied when data is going out to the stick?

Requested solution:

USB data is read or copied to PC => DO NOTHING! (except encrypting on the PC)

data is copied to USB => copy software & encryt the outgoing data!

Big thanks in advance!

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    Hi Cannonfodder,

    and welcome to the SophosTalk forum!

    The requirement you expressed in your post is currently not configurable with the current SafeGuard Enterprise release (latest version 6.00.1), but its already planned to change the behavior with the upcoming release of SafeGuard Enterprise:

    The change will look like this:

    - "copy the SGPortable standalone application to removable media and cloud storage sync folders only if encrypted content is written to the device or folder."

    and should fully cover your needs, if I understood you correctly.

    Cheers,

    Chris

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    Hi Chris, thanks for your quick response :)

    The funny thing is that - believe it or not - somehow I had this feature while testing 5.6, what was one of the reasons I decided to use SafeGuard in our organization. Even if it's technically impossible from your sight, it worked properly - don't ask me why...

    However, I'm really looking forward to this update, because I now cannot roll out the encryption as planned, because as you surely can imagine I cannot explain our users to explain their guests from other countries that the new software on their USB sticks is "just a harmless encryption software that does nothing".

    Any idea when the feature will be available for me?

    Thanks again for your support, cheers

    Hans

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    Hi Chris,

    we're also in need of this (hopefully) upcoming feature in the next release. Could you give us an updated and more detailed statement to this, please?

    It's a bit sad to see that Cannonfodders' questions are still unanswered for over six months.

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    It's been said by Sophos that the update will be released late(er) this year.

    And not answering my question is probably my fault, because I clicked the "Accept as solution" button, so the thread seemed to be closed.

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    Hey guys,

    sorry for not responding earlier, I stopped monitoring the thread as it was already marked as solution.

    SafeGuard Enterprise 6.10 is scheduled for Q4/2013

    Regards,

    Chris

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    no problem, thx!

    :robotvery-happy:

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