Kaspersky Endpoint Security 12 for Windows

Viewing the encryption status

25 April 2024

ID 128095

You can look at the status to monitor data encryption. Kaspersky Endpoint Security assigns the following encryption statuses:

  • Does not meet the policy; canceled by user. The user has canceled data encryption.
  • Does not meet the policy due to an error. Data encryption error, for example, a license is missing.
  • Applying the policy. Reboot is required. Data encryption is in progress on the computer. Restart the computer to complete data encryption.
  • No encryption policy specified. Data encryption is turned off in policy settings.
  • Not supported. Data encryption components are not installed on the computer.
  • Applying the policy. Data encryption and / or decryption is in progress on the computer.

To view the encryption status of computer data:

  1. Open the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console.
  2. In the console tree, select Managed devices.
  3. On the Devices tab in the workspace, slide the scroll bar all the way to the right. If the Encryption status column is not displayed, add this column in Kaspersky Security Center console settings.

    The Encryption status column shows the encryption status of data on computers in the selected administration group. This status is formed based on information about file encryption on local drives of the computer, and about full disk encryption.

  4. If the status of data encryption for the computer is Applying policy, you can monitor the encryption progress panel:
    1. Open the properties of the computer with the Applying policy status by double-clicking it.
    2. In the computer properties window, select the Applications section.
    3. In the list of Kaspersky applications installed on the computer, select Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows.
    4. Click Statistics.
    5. Under Encryption of devices you can see the current progress of data encryption as a percentage.

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