How-to guides for common scenarios that use Azure Information Protection

Note

Are you looking for Microsoft Purview Information Protection, formerly Microsoft Information Protection (MIP)?

The Azure Information Protection add-in is retired and replaced with labels that are built in to your Microsoft 365 apps and services. Learn more about the support status of other Azure Information Protection components.

The Microsoft Purview Information Protection client (without the add-in) is generally available.

There are many ways in which you can use Azure Information Protection when you label and protect your organization's documents and emails.

The most successful deployments are those that identify specific use cases that provide the most business benefit to the organization.

Common scenarios

• Use my own key to protect my organization's data

For additional information, see Common scenarios for sensitivity labels in the Microsoft Purview documentation.

Additional deployment instructions

Our Azure Information Protection technical blog includes additional guidance from the trenches.

For example, for a methodology with best practices for business decision makers and IT implementers, see Azure Information Protection Deployment Acceleration Guide

For more information and step-by-step instructions, see:

• How to Build a Custom AIP Tracking Portal
• Create richer reports with Microsoft Purview Information Protection and Microsoft Entra login data
• Leverage Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps to apply Azure Information Protection labels in the cloud
• How to prepare an Azure Information Protection “Cloud Exit” plan
• Cross-Tenant Label Visualization
• Using Azure Information Protection to protect PDF’s and Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them
• Cataloging your Sensitive Data with AIP, Even Before Configuring Labels!
• Azure Information Protection Scanner Express Installation
• Discovery of Sensitive Data Using the AIP Scanner (AIP Premium P1)