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Windows Information Protection is
a new feature in Windows 10 that
protects enterprise data on devices.
Here's how it works.
Employees enroll their devices
with the organization.
Using a tool such as Microsoft
Intune, administrators define data
policies and then deploy
them onto enrolled devices.
If users aren't required
to enroll their devices,
administrators define data policies
that apply to specific apps.
Policies list apps that can
access enterprise data.
If you want your app to appear in
that list, it should gracefully
handle policy enforcement by using
Windows information protection APIs.
We call these apps enlightened apps.
If your app is listed in a policy
and it's not an enlightened app,
any data that is created by the app
is tagged as enterprise data.
Even if users consider that
data personal to them.
When they unenroll their device,
uninstall your app, or
leave the company, they'll lose
access to that personal data.
The app might also stop working
entirely if files that the app needs
to start up, or even power
features becomes inaccessible.
Because they were protected
as enterprise data.
An enlightened app respects
enterprise policy while preserving
the integrity of
the user's personal data.
It continues to function properly
even if users unenroll their device,
uninstall your app or
leave the company entirely.
So if you want your app to be used
in an enterprise environment,
enlighten it.
The Windows Information Protection
Developer Guide contains
configuration steps and
a collection of snippets.
When you publish your app,
let customers know that
your app is enlightened.
That way, administrators will
trust your app to consume their
organization's data.
And employees will love that you've
kept their personal data intact.
For more information and
links to documentation, head here.
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