Device Encryption - Password protect files for secure sharing

Hi Nico,

Thanks for reaching out to the Sophos Community Forum. 

May I ask you to share a screenshot of where you made this policy configuration change in Sophos Central? 

Is your inquiry related to the Encryption Outlook Add-in?

Hello Kushal,

many thanks for the quick response.

Here the requested screenshots:

Thanks for clarifying! I've inquired internally to get details on this and will follow up with you here once I have more information. 

I was able to find some information on this under the "FAQ" Section in our documentation. This is listed under "How does secure file sharing work?"

Users have two options to password protect files for secure sharing:

• In Windows Outlook, encrypt email attachments.
• In Windows Explorer, encrypt selected files.

Both options encrypt the files to be shared using AES-256 encryption and store them in a password-protected HTML file. Users can share the HTML file internally or externally. Recipients only need a web browser and the password to decrypt the files.

See Password protect files for secure sharing.

Thats exactly what I was looking for, thank you !