How do I enable AIP?

How do I enable AIP?

Activate protection from the Azure portal

  1. Go to and sign in to the Azure portal. Then navigate to the Azure Information Protection pane.
  2. Locate the Manage menu options, and select Protection activation. Click Activate, and then confirm your action.

How does Microsoft RMS work?

Azure RMS simply makes the data in a document unreadable to anyone other than authorized users and services: The data is encrypted at the application level and includes a policy that defines the authorized use for that document.

What is AIP client?

The Microsoft Azure Information Protection (AIP) Client is the software that allows Office 365 sensitivity labels to work on Windows computers. The AIP Client is only available for Windows computers.

How do I know if I have AD RMS?

Azure Information Protection has many advantages over AD RMS….To check whether you have deployed AD RMS:

  • Your subscription that includes Azure Rights Management was purchased during or after February 2018.
  • Your subscription was purchased before or during February 2018 and you have Exchange Online.

What is RMS in Azure?

Azure Rights Management (Azure RMS) is the cloud-based protection technology used by Azure Information Protection. Azure RMS helps to protect files and emails across multiple devices, including phones, tablets, and PCs by using encryption, identity, and authorization policies.

Is Microsoft RMS free?

RMS for individuals is a free self-service subscription for users who need to open files that have been protected by Azure Information Protection. If these users cannot be authenticated by Azure Active Directory, this free sign-up service can create an account in Azure Active Directory for a user.

What is an AIP client?

What is Microsoft AIP viewer?

This viewer from Azure Information Protection lets you open and view protected files that were shared with you: Open and use protected files such as PDF, text files, images and any other file format that has a . pfile extension.