# Microsoft Purview Message Encryption is configured with simplified client access

The SimplifiedClientAccessEnabled setting controls whether the Protect button appears in Outlook on the web.

Source: https://maester.dev/docs/tests/ZTA.35026

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## Overview

The SimplifiedClientAccessEnabled setting controls whether the Protect button appears in Outlook on the web. This button lets users quickly add encryption to their emails. If the setting is not turned on, users cannot use the Protect button and must find other ways to encrypt their messages.

To enable this setting, AzureRMSLicensingEnabled must also be active. Azure Rights Management encryption service provides the encryption technology needed for the Protect button to work.

## Remediation

- [Manage the display of the Encrypt button in Outlook on the web](https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/manage-office-365-message-encryption?wt.mc_id=zerotrustrecommendations_automation_content_cnl_csasci#manage-the-display-of-the-encrypt-button-in-outlook-on-the-web)

## Run it

The check runs as part of the whole assessment, with the ZeroTrustAssessment module installed:

```powershell
Install-Module ZeroTrustAssessment -Scope CurrentUser
Connect-Maester
Invoke-Maester -Pack ZTA -SkipBuiltIn
```

Leave out `-SkipBuiltIn` to run Maester's own checks in the same run.

<details>
<summary>About this check</summary>

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Severity | Medium |
| Effort to fix | Low |
| Impact on users | Medium |
| Pillar | Data |
| Category | Microsoft Purview Message Encryption |
| Product | [Purview](/docs/tests/products/purview) |
| Feature | Information protection |
| Area | Data protection |
| Licence | RMS_S_PREMIUM, Microsoft 365 E3 |
| Tenant | Workforce, External |

Product, feature, area and ATT&CK are Maester's: the assessment does not record them, so Maester keeps them in the pack's `taxonomy.json`.

</details>

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