
Consequently, in the meantime, Microsoft has an "allow consumption on all devices" RMS option that can be used. For instance, it's not available yet for Android and iOS systems. However, the Microsoft Office product suite isn't yet available across all platforms. When the Share Protected button is clicked, it adds RMS protection to a file. Those applications in Office 365, Office 2013 and Office 2010 have a "Share Protected" button that appears on the ribbon menu. Typically, the service might be used to share Microsoft Office files, such as those used for Word, Excel and PowerPoint. RMS works with any file type across multiple devices, according to Microsoft. A sharing application for Mac OS X apparently is still yet to come, with an unknown arrival date. Now Microsoft has released sharing applications for Windows Phone 8, iOS and Android as well. Previously, only a Windows sharing application was available. Sharing applications are used by end users to receive RMS-protected documents.

Microsoft also broadened the availability of sharing applications for the RMS service with this general availability release. Other SDKs were already available back in September, such as those for Windows, Windows Phone, Android and iOS. They also get the ability to see a log of all RMS transactions for investigation purposes.Īlso newly released this month is a software development kit (SDK) for Mac OS X. IT pros can use PowerShell to configure these document libraries. The service creates a publishing key and a rights account certificate, and sends the key to the recipient to unlock content. He explains that anyone with access to a SharePoint library can access a file when that library gets RMS protection. IT pros looking for an explanation for how Microsoft's Information Rights Management system works across Exchange and SharePoint libraries can see a recently posted Microsoft Channel 9 discussion by Tejas Patel, a Microsoft senior program manager. IT pros control access using an RMS tenant key, which can be controlled on premises, according to Microsoft's description. All of the data can be kept on premises, if wanted, according to Microsoft. IT pros set the user access restrictions through Active Directory groups, and so that's how the file access is controlled. Microsoft claims that it never has access to the contents of files protected by RMS.

The connector is a relay that works with local servers and the Windows Azure Active Directory service to enable RMS file protections. One of the more important components for organizations wanting to use RMS with their local Exchange Server or SharePoint Server environments is the availability of the Microsoft Rights Management connector, which can now be downloaded here.

Now, most of the components are commercially available, with just a few exceptions. RMS was available as a preview in September for testing purposes. RMS uses the Windows Azure Active Directory Service to enforce access restrictions on files. The file protection service was already available from Office 365 services last year, but now it can be used with premises-based Exchange Server or SharePoint Server. RMS reached the "general availability" release stage last week, according to a blog post by Dan Plastina, a leader of the Microsoft RMS team. You can block printing and screen capture, but if someone with enough time can capture an image of the open document with print screening or they can just pull out a phone and take a picture.Microsoft announced late last week that it is now offering its Rights Management Service (RMS) commercially, including for premises-based installations. Open this item using an email application that supports protected messages, such as Microsoft Outlook.” Instead they will see an error that reads: “This message uses Microsoft Information Protection solutions. If you send an RMS protected email to a Gmail account then the recipient will not be able to open it using the browser-based Gmail interface. Look no further than the recent US elections of how this solution could of saved some embarrassment! This is done by the collection and monitoring the following information about the file To make sure the viewers of the file are the correct recipients.
