IRM Activation on Windows Mobile 6.0

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TGK - 25 Jul 2007 19:40 GMT

I am using a Dopod D810 running Windows Mobile 6.0. I also use a notebook
running Windows Vista Enterprise. I have been trying to activate Information
Rights Management on my Dopod but cannot find the "Activate Device Rights
Management" button on my WDMC 6.1.
Based on what I've read on the net, there should be that activation button
but it does not appear on my WDMC when my device is synchronizing with my
notebook. Other people seem to be complaining about the same thing but I
cannot find any solution on the web. Please help?

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Steve Spiller [MSFT] - 27 Jul 2007 17:05 GMT

Hello,

IRM activation is accessed from the Mobile Device Settings bucket. The item
is named "Activate Information Rights Management". This item will appear
when the following conditions are met:

• Device supports IRM
• IRM is activated on the desktop
• IRM is not already activated on the device or needs renewal
• Device is connected to the desktop
• Connected device has partnership with the desktop

So be sure that you've successfully opened an IRM protected email on your
desktop and that your desktop is connected to your corporate network so it
will have access to the ActiveDirectory in order to get the IRM server
information required for activation.

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Thanks,

Steve Spiller
Development Lead
Windows Mobile Device Center

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>I am using a Dopod D810 running Windows Mobile 6.0. I also use a notebook
> running Windows Vista Enterprise. I have been trying to activate
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> notebook. Other people seem to be complaining about the same thing but I
> cannot find any solution on the web. Please help?

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TGK - 27 Jul 2007 19:10 GMT

Dear Steve,
I truly appreciate your detailed reply but for some reason, the item
"Activate Information Rights Management" still does not appear. I believe I
have met all the conditions you outlined except the part about my notebook
being connected to our corporate network. I activated IRM on my desktop by
using my Microsoft Passport since I read on Outlook Help that this could be
done. Please see below:

Understanding IRM
IRM is an extension for the Microsoft Office system applications of Windows
Rights Management. There are two paths to implementing IRM with the Microsoft
Office system. Microsoft offers an IRM service that, as of this writing, is
free. This path requires that you have a Microsoft Passport to send or view
IRM-protected messages. You must log in to the service with your Passport
credentials to download a certificate, which Office Outlook 2007 uses to
verify your identity and enable the IRM features. The second path is to
install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 running the Rights Management Service
(RMS) on Windows Server 2003. With this path, users authenticate on the
server with NTLM or Passport authentication and download their IRM
certificates.

Is there something I am missing? I really want to use this feature on my WM6
handheld.

Eagerly awaiting your reply...

TGK

> Hello,
>
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> > notebook. Other people seem to be complaining about the same thing but I
> > cannot find any solution on the web. Please help?

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Steve Spiller [MSFT] - 27 Jul 2007 21:57 GMT

Well, I hate to disappoint, but I looked into it some more and found that
our solution only supports authentication with an RMS server. The primary
focus of this feature was for corporate environments. I will pass on a
feature request to add the ability to auth with Passport, but I can't
comment on when or if this will be done.

In order to get it working will require that you either join your notebook
to a network with an RMS server that can offer you the cert you'll need to
read IRM protected email, or partner your WM device to another computer on
that network.

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Thanks,

Steve Spiller
Development Lead
Windows Mobile Device Center

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

> Dear Steve,
> I truly appreciate your detailed reply but for some reason, the item
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>> > I
>> > cannot find any solution on the web. Please help?

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TGK - 28 Jul 2007 09:26 GMT

Thanks again Steve. As an alternate solution, is the Pocket Internet Explorer
capable of reading email with restricted permissions much like IE for
desktops?

> Well, I hate to disappoint, but I looked into it some more and found that
> our solution only supports authentication with an RMS server. The primary
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> >> > I
> >> > cannot find any solution on the web. Please help?

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