This sample demonstrates how to use File Revocation Manager API to protect files or folders using Selective Wipe.

Selective Wipe enables you to identify specify folders and files on a user’s PC as protected. This means that your app can revoke access to all files and folders for a particular enterprise identity when it receives a command from a server. This is especially relevant for businesses and enterprises in the case when an employee has company files on a personal device and then leaves the company.

The FileRevocationManager class provides the following methods to perform Selective Wipe operations.

The File Revocation Manager sample shows how to perform the following Selective Wipe operations.

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Related topics

Windows.Security.EnterpriseData

Operating system requirements

Client
Windows 8.1
Server
Windows Server 2012 R2

Build the sample

  1. Start Visual Studio 2013 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
  2. Go to the directory in which you unzipped the sample. Go to the directory named for the sample, and double-click the Visual Studio 2013 Solution (.sln) file.
  3. Press F7 or use Build > Build Solution to build the sample.

Run the sample

To debug the app and then run it, press F5 or use Debug > Start Debugging. To run the app without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or use Debug > Start Without Debugging.