While we have seen an exhaustive list of use cases related to access control in our previous blog, let’s look at other use cases for CAD data protection in this final 2-part blog series.
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A Product Lifecycle Management (PLM ) application suite is designed to help users track all information around product design, production, and consumption. It integrates all technology and systems throughout the product life cycle, from design to procurement and manufacturing steps. HALOCAD® supports both web-based and client/server PLM application suite.
Product visualization that involves viewing and manipulation of 3D models, technical drawings, and other related documentation of manufactured components and large assemblies. HALOCAD® supports embedded visualization for PLM applications helping to overcome hurdles in the production of 3D content.
CAD viewers offer users the ability to view, annotate, and sometimes edit various CAD file types such as DWG, STL, DXF, and IGES. HALOCAD® supports encrypted files viewing and controls save and print access in CAD viewers.
HALOCAD® Reader is a free standalone add-on for native CAD applications. It can read-protected files and always enforce “read-only” privileges for users who have at the minimum view rights. Labels cannot be set or changed by these rules.
Automating the classification process is one of the most efficient ways to ensure that your data stays secure wherever it resides. HALOCAD® helps to attach designated labels automatically based on the classification rules set. The user does not need to make a decision.
File transfers are important for business continuity. PLM systems may also contain various non-CAD files related to designs. Often employees export files and share them with teammates, customers, and partners. However, during such transfers and exports, there is a possibility of cyber-attacks. Therefore, files need to be protected during such transfers. HALOCAD automatically applies MIP labels to protect files during checkout from the PLM applications.
HALOCAD® is integrated with Microsoft’s MIP SDK which extends the data protection beyond the organization’s perimeter. HALOCAD® not only integrates as a MIP SDK add-in into the content authoring environment but also works as an add-on to the content repository. When the user exports a CAD model or drawings into PDF format, our Digital Rights Management (DRM) solution encrypts the pdf file with appropriate labels as per the organization’s policy.
File transfers are important for business continuity. PLM systems may also contain various non-CAD files related to designs. Often employees export files and share them with teammates, customers, and partners. However, during such transfers and exports, there is a possibility of cyber-attacks. Therefore, files need to be protected during such transfers. HALOCAD® automatically applies MIP labels to protect files during checkout from the PLM applications.
HALOCAD also supports disabling and enabling of menu icons in CAD workspace based on the assigned sensitivity label.
Users are granted particular rights within applications, such as the ability to only view, edit, print, copy or screen capture sensitive information.
Authorized MIP managers can define custom labels with select privileges, label expiry date and share files with designated users.
The main purpose of data classification is to set the security controls applied to a particular data type based on its classification label. HALOCAD enables application of appropriate labels for security management of the components in CAD assembly.
Watermarks offer a perfect solution to augment your information security practices, providing a visual deterrent to data loss. HALOCAD supports rendering of the sensitivity label name as a watermark for those CAD applications which support watermarking.
HALOCAD supports the following file formats.
HALOCAD supports encryption for CAD translator file types like IGES, STEP, etc., and facilitates interoperability across CAD platforms.
HALOCAD DRM now extends data-centric security across PLM and Multi-CAD integrations. It now supports the following PLM Multi-CAD integrations:
HALOCAD supports enabling/disabling of menu options in PLM-CAD integration based on assigned labels for selected PLM-CAD application suite.
Protected part file should not be allowed in import options in the CAD model or drafting file.
HaloCAD provides protection for zip files downloaded from PLM applications.
HaloSHARE offers bulk data protection in the file share locations.
HaloCAD provides REST SDK support for PLM applications. Using these REST SDK’s customers can extend and add their own feature capabilities to support 3rd party applications.
HaloCAD can support CAD file extensions with label only option and will be released very soon.
HaloCAD supports label management on target files while using part copy functions in CAD applications.
HaloCAD supports “Pack & Go” feature in CAD applications and the exported zip file will be encrypted.
HaloCAD can support Cloud based CAD applications based on API / product support from respective CAD vendor.
In this two-part blog series, we delved into detail about some of the key use cases for advanced CAD data protection. Although the use cases may change depending on the complexity of the customer's security landscape, the above-listed use cases are some of the common requirements we receive from our customers. If you are looking for custom use cases for protecting your intellectual CAD drawings and designs within and outside your IT perimeter, reach us at contact@secude.com
