check before: 2026-04-01
Product:
Purview, Purview Communication Compliance, Purview compliance portal, Purview Data Loss Prevention, Purview Information Protection, Windows
Platform:
Online, Web, World tenant
Status:
In development
Change type:
User impact, Admin impact
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Summary:
Microsoft Purview Endpoint DLP will soon classify Azure RMS–protected Office documents, enabling consistent DLP policy enforcement on encrypted files starting early April 2026. This enhances content inspection without changing user workflows, requiring Endpoint DLP client version 4.18.26030 or higher.
Details:
[Introduction]
Microsoft Purview Endpoint Data Loss Prevention (Endpoint DLP) will now be able to classify Office documents protected with Azure Rights Management Services (Azure RMS). This improvement ensures encrypted Office files are included in content inspection so DLP policies can be applied consistently, strengthening endpoint data protection.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 500895.
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin in early April 2026 and is expected to complete by mid-May 2026.
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Created:
2026-03-18
updated:
2026-03-18
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Direct effects for Operations**
Endpoint DLP Classification Support
Without proper preparation, the rollout of Endpoint DLP classification for Azure RMS-protected Office documents may lead to unexpected enforcement of DLP policies on previously unclassified documents, potentially causing disruptions in user workflows and access issues.
- roles: IT Admin, Compliance Officer
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=500895
Compliance Monitoring and Reporting
The introduction of DLP alerts and reporting for RMS-protected documents may overwhelm compliance teams with increased alerts and require additional resources to manage the new compliance visibility, leading to potential oversight of critical issues.
- roles: Compliance Officer, Security Analyst
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=500895
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