Viewing GuardPoints
The Status Bar on the GuardPoints tab of a client shows the total number of GuardPoints on the client, and inactive, disabled, active, and unknown GuardPoints. The Status Bar contains the following tabs:
Total GuardPoints : Shows the total number of GuardPoints with all types of health status.Inactive : Shows the number of inactive GuardPoints. An inactive GuardPoint is enabled but not yet applied.Disabled : Shows the number of disabled GuardPoints. The CTE client does not enforce protection on disabled GuardPoints. However, references to the GuardPoints exist in the CipherTrust Manager configuration.Active : Shows the number of active GuardPoints. An active GuardPoint is deployed successfully and connection to the CTE Agent is healthy. The CTE client enforces protection on active GuardPoints.Unknown : Shows the number of GuardPoints whose status is unclear.
Click each tab to filter the GuardPoints. The GuardPoints list displays details of the GuardPoints on the client.
To view the GuardPoints created on a client:
Open the Transparent Encryption application.
Click Clients > Clients.
Under Client Name, click the desired client. The GuardPoints tab shows the GuardPoints configured on the client.
The GuardPoints list shows the following details:
Column Description Status Status of the GuardPoint. The status can be:
• Inactive
• Disabled
• Active
• Unknown
A statusProcessing
is displayed for a brief period until an operation on the GuardPoint completes.Policy Name Policy applied to the GuardPoint. Protected Path Path of the protected directory. Type Type of the GuardPoint.
• Auto Directory
• Manual Directory
• Auto Raw or Block Device
• Manual Raw or Block Device
• Auto Cloud Storage
• Manual Cloud Storage
• Ransomware Protection Only (for Ransomware GuardPoints)
CTE UserSpace does not support Auto Cloud Storage, Manual Cloud Storage, and Ransomware Protection Only GuardPoints.Client Group Origin of the GuardPoint. The origin can be the client itself or its client group. Filter the results by:
• Client: GuardPoint is created on the client. A hyphen (-
) indicates the GuardPoint is applied to the client itself.
• Client Group: GuardPoint is applied through the client's client group. Name of the linked client group is displayed.Rekey Status Rekey status of the GuardPoint. Enabled Whether the GuardPoint is enabled.