Endpoint Encryption

Dear all,

Can I please request an explaination for the difference between:

Symantec Encryption Management Server &

Symantec Endpoint Encryption.

If I purchase Symantec Encryption Management Server do I get all the functionality of Symantec Endpoint Encryption?

Any further advice would be greatly appreciated,

Thanks.

Hi Espana82,

the general differences are:

Symantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS) runs on a customized linux server. With that product you can encrypt drives, emails, fileshares, create encrypted archives (pgp zip).

Symantec Endpoint Encryption Management Server (SEEMS) runs on a Windows machine. With that you can encrypt drives (no emails).

More detailed documentation you can find here:

Symantec Encryption Desktop 10.3.2 and Symantec Encryption Management Server 3.3.2 Documentation
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.TECH214498.html

Endpoint Encryption 11.1.0 Documentation and Getting Started Guides
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.INFO3452.html

If you purchase licenses, you can use any of the product provided the number of installations doesn't exceed the number of licenses acquired.

and btw: I think the two (harddisk) encryption products are going to be merged (not sure but there already is/will be a version to update from both "branches/products").

Both where bought by Symantec in the past and it tooks a lot of years to bring them together.