Office Message Encryption and AIP

Peters, Marvin 21 Reputation points
2020-08-12T08:36:21.903+00:00

Hello everybody,

when I want to write an encrypted Email, normally I can only see the "Encrypt only" and "Do not Forward" button under the "Encryption" function in Outlook.
Since a few weeks, I can additionally see my labels in which I turn the encrytion on. For example "Confidential/Recipients Only". Then the Email won´t be labeled, but the permissions are set.

Can I turn this off, so that I can only see the "Encrypt only" and "Do not Forward" button again under the "Encryption" function in Outlook ?

PS.: This problem only exists in the Outlook Client, in OWA I can only see the "Encrypt only" and "Do not Forward" button under the "Encryption" button.

Thanks in advance
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Best regards
Marvin Peters

Azure Information Protection
Azure Information Protection
An Azure service that is used to control and help secure email, documents, and sensitive data that are shared outside the company.
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  1. Jon Alfred Smith 541 Reputation points
    2020-08-12T09:30:09.933+00:00

    Sorry, forgot this screenshot. It becomes much cleaner this way.
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    I'm using a newer version of Outlook than you. But the basic behavior stays the same.


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  1. Jon Alfred Smith 541 Reputation points
    2020-08-12T08:58:11.867+00:00

    The labels you see are due to the Azure Information Protection Client. If you are in control of your PC, you can deinstall it. But usually there is business requirement to use them.

    Still if you are in admin charge at your company, you should move to sensitivity labels. The functionality is built in to Microsoft 365 Apps (Office ProPlus) and is much less intrusive. The screenshot is in Norwegian, but you should get an idea:

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    Sensitivity Labels are supported on macOS, iOS/iPadOD and Android as well.

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