Configuring SharePoint to use Rights Management capabilities

In this section, we will configure SharePoint 2010/2013 and SharePoint Online to use the Rights Management capabilities. As a prerequisite on SharePoint 2013 servers, the latest RMS client version 2.1 needs to be installed. For SharePoint 2010, the MSDRM client that includes support for RMS Cryptographic Mode 2 needs to be installed:

Note

Practical note

SharePoint 2010 needs the following additional prerequisites:

Windows 2012/R2 (http://bit.ly/29ror7U)

Windows 2008 R2 (http://bit.ly/29IrwwA)

Windows 2008 (http://bit.ly/29lrrR6)

In our scenario, we will use SharePoint 2013 and the already installed RMS Connector. Perform the following steps:

1. First, we need to retrieve the Azure RMS URL for your tenant.
2. Open an elevated PowerShell and type Connect-Aadrm-Service
3. Provide your global administrator credentials.
4. Type the following command: Get-AadrmConfiguration
5. You will receive the Microsoft RMS URL that you need to copy to your SharePoint...