What registry keys are used by Secure Exchanges?
These settings allow administrators or advanced users to:
Customize the user experience (language, notifications, number of opens, etc.)
Define security policies (password requirement, SMS code, automatic encryption)
Enable or disable certain specific features
Etc.
Below you will find a detailed list of available keys, their meaning and possible values.
If the value is True , it means that a password is required by default for sent messages. If the value is False , a password is not automatically required (but can be added manually if needed).DisableByConnectionLost: Reserved for Secure Exchange functionality
GetNotify: (True | False) Enables notifications on message opens
AlwaysSendSecure: (True | False) Always use Secure Exchanges for sending emails
AskBefore: (True | False) Enable or disable Secure Exchanges
SetPassword: (True | False) Make password required
UILanguage: (fr-CA | en-CA) Determines the UI language
DefaultNbOpenTime: (1 – 99) Determines the default number of times a message is opened without additional protection
MaximumReplyExpirationHours: (1 - 720) Number of hours before an envelope expires
MaximumReplyOpenTime: (1 – 99) Number of times an envelope can be used, and number of times an envelope return can be opened
AutoDetectProxy: (True|False) Automatic detection of a proxy
Disable: (True | False) Disable Secure Exchanges
DefaultMessageType: dword: 00000001|dword:00000001 : Protect by default message = 0, attachments = 1
AlreadyRegistered: Reserved for Secure Exchanges operation
AlwaysUseSMS: (True | False) Make the use of the SMS code mandatory
EnableMailDecryption: (True|False) Make the email decryption button available in the ribbon
EnableSEWD: (True|False) Enable Secure Exchanges Watch Dog
RequestProtectionWithAttachmentOnly: (True | False) Enable Secure Exchanges on emails with attachments only
NbUploadsThreads: dword:0000000a Number of threads in hexadecimal ranging from 1 to 10 for uploading documents
EnableSEWDStartup: (True|False) Launch SEWD.exe at Windows startup
SEWD: SEWD.exe: Reserved for Secure Exchanges operation
KeepSentItemClearText: (True|False) Preserve sent items in plain text
AutoDownloadFiles: (True|False) Automatically download attachments upon decryption of a message
AutoDecrypt: (True|False) Automatically decrypt incoming emails from Secure Exchanges
EncryptEmailOnClose: (True|False) On closing a Secure Exchanges email, re-encrypt it.
DirectoryDownloadPath: %userprofile%\documents\SecureExchanges\\
ActivateThesaurus: (True|False) Enable the keyword thesaurus function, forcing Secure Exchanges to be activated.
AttachFileToEmailIfPossible: (True|False) When an email is decrypted by Outlook, attach files smaller than 50 MB to the email.
EnableSupportTrace: Reserved for Secure Exchange functionality
UseSystemDefaultProxy: (True|False) Default proxy usage
DeleteCryptedCopySentItemWhenSaveInClear: (True|False) Delete the encrypted version of the email when a plaintext copy is kept
DefaultNbOpenTimeWhenSafe: dword:00000003 Determines the default number of opens when a Password or SMS Code is applied.
LockSettingsChangByUser: (True | False) Prevents the user from changing their settings via Outlook
PswAndSMSProtectionOperator: (and | or) enables the option to choose a password or SMS code when both are required (SetPassword and AlwaysUseSMS)
NotifyUserWhenEnvelopIsRead: (True|False) Disables the notification sent to the person who filled the envelope when the Secure Exchanges license holder opens the email. (default True)
IsChatEnable: (True|False) Disables the ability to start a chat
IsSendBySMSEnable: (True|False) Disables the ability to send an SMS or generate a link instead of sending an email via Outlook.
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