[2.8.217] FSE-Windows - October 17, 2025

1. Overview

This article provides an overview of new features and improvements in the Fortanix Filesystem Encryption (FSE)-Windows 2.8.217 release.

2. New Features

• Added support for File Exclusion policy in Fortanix FSE for Windows, allowing users to define specific file paths, directories, or file types within a mount point to be excluded from encryption (JIRA: FSE-362).

  For more information, refer to Filesystem Encryption for Windows as a Service Using Fortanix Data Security Manager - Policies.

3. Improvements

• The Fortanix FSE Windows Agent now records hostname and cipherDir during the following operations (JIRA: FSE-597):

  • Track and mount

  • Unmount and mount

  • Agent upgrade

  The collected data is now included in the heartbeat payload sent to Fortanix DSM, ensuring that Fortanix DSM successfully receives and processes the additional information.

4. Known Issues

• The Fortanix FSE agent does not restrict access to files such as databases and logs by default. This means that unauthorized users might access them (JIRA: FSE-185).
  Workaround: Set file permissions to ensure only the Fortanix FSE Agent’s service account and authorized administrators can access these files.

5. Installation