Transparent Data Protection (TDP) service concepts

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The following sections introduce some key Transparent Data concepts.
Glob characters
Glob characters are special symbols used to specify patterns for file matching. They come in the following types:
1
Double Asterisk ( ** ): This is a recursive glob.
Usage: Can appear only once per rule and must be the entire element.
Function: Matches any files or directories recursively.
Example: C:\Bob\**\somefile matches any files named somefile under the Bob directory, regardless of how deep the file is nested.
2
Single Asterisk ( * ): This is a non-recursive glob.
Usage: Can be used multiple times within a rule.
Function: Matches any characters in a single directory level.
Example: C:\Bob\*test* matches any files or directories in Bob that contain test in their names.
Combining glob characters
You can mix both types of glob characters to create more flexible patterns:
C:\Bob\** is equivalent to C:\Bob\**\*, matching all files and directories under "Bob" recursively.
C:\Bob\**\test*\* matches any files or directories that start with test at any depth within Bob, and any files or directories within them.
Defining allowed groups and users
The Allowed groups and Allowed users definitions act as a whitelist. If a user is not part of a specified group or one of the users specifically listed, they cannot encrypt or decrypt files on the client side.

Updated 09 Dec 2024

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