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This policy defines the standards for connecting to Bowdoin’s internal network from off campus using a VPN client approved by the CIO or CISO, including remote-computer security requirements (patching, anti-virus, vulnerability scanning) and user responsibilities. It applies to all employees, contractors, consultants, temporary workers, and others who use VPN to access the Bowdoin network.

Answers common questions about whole disk encryption at Bowdoin, including why it is required, how it protects data, and the technologies involved (TPM, the Apple T2 chip, BitLocker on Windows, and FileVault on macOS). Also covers what happens if a password is forgotten or a drive fails. Applies to Bowdoin faculty and staff with a Bowdoin-managed computer.

Explains how to send an encrypted email message by adding [encrypt] to the subject line, how a recipient opens and reads an encrypted message, and how to resolve the error caused by an outdated Outlook encryption add-in. Applies to Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff and to outside recipients of encrypted Bowdoin email.