Azure Information Protection - Secure file sharing & viewing

IMPORTANT: To utilize the Microsoft Azure Information Protection viewer application, you must possess either an individual Microsoft Azure Rights Management account or an Office 365 account with RMS enabled. Sign up for a complimentary account via the Azure Information Protection platform. Signing in with a Microsoft Account (Live, Hotmail, or Outlook.com) is not permitted.

The Azure Information Protection application allows for secure collaboration with others. You can access protected files—such as Rights protected email messages, PDFs, images, text documents, and any other formats secured as a .pfile—that have been shared with you by others.

This app provides peace of mind, ensuring that your files are safeguarded and can solely be accessed by those users you trust and choose to share with.

Additionally, IT administrators have the capability to deploy and manage the application for devices enrolled through Intune.

For further information, refer to our FAQ section.

The Essential Fort Knox for Enterprise Document Security

Having implemented Azure Information Protection across our legal and finance teams for the past year, I'm profoundly impressed by its ironclad yet elegantly simple approach to securing sensitive data. What initially seemed like just another encryption tool has fundamentally transformed how we handle confidential materials – from acquisition contracts to quarterly financials – with granular, policy-driven protection that travels with every file. The moment I opened my first RMS-protected .pfile attachment without friction, I understood: this isn't just security theater, but genuine peace of mind knowing only intended eyes can access critical documents, whether it’s an annotated PDF or proprietary spreadsheet.

The sheer versatility astounds me: unlike siloed solutions, AIP effortlessly handles diverse formats (emails, images, text docs) through a unified viewer, eliminating the chaos of standalone decryptors. Collaborating with external auditors became frictionless – we share .pfiles with custom expiration dates, while real-time policy enforcement ensures nobody accidentally forwards unprotected drafts. As an IT administrator, deploying via Intune MDM integration proved invaluable, letting us push configuration profiles that enforce watermarks or restrict printing without burdening end-users. Crucially, the app’s intelligent UX strikes a rare balance: complex permissions remain invisible to trusted recipients, who simply authenticate with their Azure RMS or O365 credentials to unlock files seamlessly.

While onboarding requires organizational accounts (a necessary trade-off for enterprise-grade trust), the payoff is unparalleled control. Watching our new hire securely open acquisition NDAs on her tablet mid-flight – zero VPN, zero external tools – underscored how AIP transcends traditional perimeter security. The policy visualization icons provide brilliant at-a-glance assurance – color-coded labels indicating "Confidential" or "Do Not Forward" transform security from abstract to tangible. For regulated industries or any team sharing IP across borders, AIP delivers zero-trust principles in practice: immutable encryption, usage auditing, and revocable access that persists beyond your firewall.

This isn't just a viewer; it's the missing cornerstone for modern data governance. When competitors bury you in complex key management, AIP offers elegant, identity-centric protection that works silently in the background – the digital equivalent of a self-destructing briefcase. Mandatory for enterprises, transformative for security teams, and surprisingly effortless for end-users.