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.
- ProtectAsync - protect a file or folder for an enterprise id using Selective Wipe.
- CopyProtectionAsync - copy the protection from one file or folder to another. This is important when saving a new copy of a file as in a "Save As..." scenario. When copying an item, the Selective Wipe protection is copied with it. When saving a new copy of a file, you need to also copy the Selective Wipe protection status to the new file.
- Revoke - revoke all protected files and folders for an enterprise id.
- GetStatusAsync - get the Selective Wipe protection status for a file or folder.
The File Revocation Manager sample shows how to perform the following Selective Wipe operations.
- Use Selective Wipe to protect a file or folder for a specified enterprise id.
- Copy the Selective Wipe protection of a file or folder to another file or folder.
- Get the Selective Wipe protection status of a file.
- Revoke all files and folders protected by Selective Wipe for a specified enterprise id.
- Delete files and folders that have been revoked by Selective Wipe.
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