The Data Defense Installer can be found in several locations :

1. On an NTFS partition on most Cigent and partner secure SSDs

2. On the Cigent support site ( Support Sign up required. )

3. On the licenses page of the management console. ( Subscription required )

There is a two types of installers for Data Defense:

1. A user interactive installation (.exe)

2. A non-interactive Microsoft Installer ( .msi )

The Data Defense executable (exe) installer is typically used for small deployments or for evaluations where each user is installing themselves and has administrative rights to their system.

The Data Defense Microsoft Installer (msi) is a silent installation and typically used in large production environments. It can be deployed using standard package distribution mechanisms like SMS.

For details on using the MSI installer, see https://cigent.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/73000618590. 

Installing Data Defense using the executable.

Double click the Data Defense installer executable to begin the installation process.

Note: The name of the installer may be slightly different.

Note: If Microsoft’s Visual C++ Redistributable (x64) package is not already installed, you may be prompted to install it during the installation process. Please follow the simple instructions to complete the install of the package before proceeding.

Review and agree to the listed terms and policies then click Install. Optionally, you can click Advanced Options to change the default installation from C:\Program Files\Data Defense.

Wait for the installation to complete. Click Finish to close the installer.