Sophos SafeGuard Disk Encryption

Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection

Key features

Sophos SafeGuard Disk Encryption – part of Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection – delivers full disk encryption and SafeGuard PrivateCrypto allows information encryption on removable storage devices as well as secure data exchange with third parties – all within your endpoint budget. Designed to fit within existing IT management processes, it's an easy to implement solution that helps you quickly meet compliance needs.

Proven, certified encryption

Protect your company data with proven SafeGuard Full Disk Encryption (FDE). It is based on industry-certified (Common Criteria CC EAL 3, FIPS 140-2) technology already protecting millions of users
Trust SafeGuard's sophisticated and reliable encryption solution to protect the entire hard disk including the operating system files, hibernation and temp files
Eliminate the risk of storing enciphering keys on disk with the SafeGuard approach of dynamically generating keys from the password
Check compliance by using Sophos NAC Advanced to monitor the encryption state

Easy to deploy

Quickly and easily implement your data security policy with the simple-to-use configuration wizard
Install transparently to end users, either directly to standalone machines or unattended across network
Easily recover forgotten passwords using the built-in secure challenge response process
Recover data fast with a full set of recovery and repair tools

Easy for end users

Allow users to continue working as they always have with a single sign-on after entering their password at the Power On Authentication (POA), a secure login outside of the operating system
Enable users to recover forgotten passwords during pre-boot with local self-help, eliminating calls to the help desk or the need for an internet connection
Enable secure data sharing with third parties through easy-to-use encryption integrated into Microsoft Windows Explorer and standard email applications such as Lotus Notes and Microsoft Outlook

Tech specs
Platforms supported	x86 32-bit	x86 64-bit	IA-64 (Itanium) 64-bit	Minimum disk space	Minimum memory
SafeGuard PrivateCrypto for file-based encryption
Windows 7				20 MB	512 MB
Windows Vista
Windows 2000 SP4+
Windows XP Home SP2+
Windows XP Pro SP2+
Sophos SafeGuard Disk Encryption for full disk encryption
Windows 7				300 MB	1 GB
Windows Vista SP1+				300 MB	1 GB
Windows XP Home SP2+				300 MB	512 MB
Windows XP Pro SP2+	²			300 MB	512 MB
Languages supported: English, French, Japanese, Spanish, Italian and German.

Note: If no service pack is specified, then SP0+ is implied. All platforms require IE 5.5 or above.