Policy CSP - ADMX_FileServerVSSProvider

Tip

This CSP contains ADMX-backed policies which require a special SyncML format to enable or disable. You must specify the data type in the SyncML as <Format>chr</Format>. For details, see Understanding ADMX-backed policies.

The payload of the SyncML must be XML-encoded; for this XML encoding, there are a variety of online encoders that you can use. To avoid encoding the payload, you can use CDATA if your MDM supports it. For more information, see CDATA Sections.

Pol_EncryptProtocol

Scope Editions Applicable OS
✅ Device
❌ User
✅ Pro
✅ Enterprise
✅ Education
✅ Windows SE
✅ IoT Enterprise / IoT Enterprise LTSC
✅ Windows 10, version 2004 [10.0.19041.1202] and later
✅ Windows 10, version 2009 [10.0.19042.1202] and later
✅ Windows 10, version 21H1 [10.0.19043.1202] and later
✅ Windows 11, version 21H2 [10.0.22000] and later
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_FileServerVSSProvider/Pol_EncryptProtocol

Determines whether the RPC protocol messagese used by VSS for SMB2 File Shares feature is enabled.

VSS for SMB2 File Shares feature enables VSS aware backup applications to perform application consistent backup and restore of VSS aware applications storing data on SMB2 File Shares.

By default, the RPC protocol message between File Server VSS provider and File Server VSS Agent is signed but not encrypted.

Note

To make changes to this setting effective, you must restart Volume Shadow Copy (VSS) Service .

Description framework properties:

Property name Property value
Format chr (string)
Access Type Add, Delete, Get, Replace

Tip

This is an ADMX-backed policy and requires SyncML format for configuration. For an example of SyncML format, refer to Enabling a policy.

ADMX mapping:

Name Value
Name Pol_EncryptProtocol
Friendly Name Allow or Disallow use of encryption to protect the RPC protocol messages between File Share Shadow Copy Provider running on application server and File Share Shadow Copy Agent running on the file servers.
Location Computer Configuration
Path System > File Share Shadow Copy Provider
Registry Key Name Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\fssProv
Registry Value Name EncryptProtocol
ADMX File Name FileServerVSSProvider.admx

Policy configuration service provider