Guarding an Efficient Storage Device on Windows

The following sections discuss how to guard an efficient storage device on Windows. If you want to guard an efficient storage Linux device, see the CTE Agent for Linux Advanced Configuration and Integration Guide.

In order to guard an efficient storage device, you need to:

1. Make sure the devices you intend to guard meet the requirements for Efficient Storage GuardPoints. For details, see Requirements for Efficient Storage GuardPoints on Windows.

2. Register the protected host with the CipherTrust Manager with Efficient Storage enabled.

3. Initialize the storage device to create a Private Region for the Efficient Storage Header. For details, see Initialize Windows CTE-Efficient Storage Devices.

4. Log on to the CipherTrust Manager to apply the ES GuardPoint to the storage device. For details, see Guard the Windows Device with an ES GuardPoint.