check before: 2024-06-05
Product:
Microsoft 365 suite, Outlook, Purview Communication Compliance, Purview Information Protection
Platform:
US Instances, Web, World tenant
Status:
Launched
Change type:
New feature, Admin impact
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Details:
Summary:
Microsoft Purview | Information Protection will soon allow members of a mail-enabled security group to view and respond to encrypted mail in a shared mailbox using Outlook for Windows. Rollout begins late June 2024, with general availability expected by late October 2024. Users need Outlook for Windows Version 2402 or higher. No admin action is required before the rollout.
Details:
Coming soon to Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: After assigning a mail-enabled security group to a shared mailbox, members of the security group will be able to use Microsoft Outlook for Windows to view and respond to newly generated encrypted mail. Direct user assignment with automapping enabled is no longer required to open encrypted mail in the application
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 385345.
[When this will happen:]
Public Preview: We will begin rolling out late June 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024.
General Availability: We will begin rolling out in early September and expect to complete by late October.
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Release Phase:
General Availability, Preview
Created:
2024-05-22
updated:
2024-05-22
Public Preview Start Date
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summary for non-techies**
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Direct effects for Operations**
Access to Encrypted Mail
If users are not informed about the new capability, they may be unaware that they can now access encrypted mail in shared mailboxes, leading to confusion and potential delays in communication.
- roles: End Users, IT Support
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=385345, https://aka.ms/omefaq
User Experience with Outlook
Users on older versions of Outlook (prior to Version 2402) will be unable to access the new features, leading to frustration and a fragmented experience among team members.
- roles: End Users, IT Support
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=385345, https://aka.ms/omefaq
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