Applies to: Exchange Server 2010 SP3, Exchange Server 2010 SP2

Topic Last Modified: 2012-07-23

In Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Information Rights Management (IRM) is enabled by default for internal messages. This allows you to create transport protection rules and Microsoft Outlook protection rules to IRM-protect messages in transport and on Microsoft Outlook 2010 clients. Enabling IRM for internal messages is a prerequisite for all other IRM features in Exchange 2010, such as transport decryption, journal rule decryption, IRM in Microsoft Office Outlook Web App, and IRM in Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync.

Looking for other management tasks related to IRM? Check out Managing Information Rights Management.

Use the Shell to enable IRM for internal messages

You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure. To see what permissions you need, see the "Rights protection" entry in the Messaging Policy and Compliance Permissions topic.

Note:
You can't use the EMC to enable IRM for internal messages.

This example enables IRM for internal messages for the Exchange organization.

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Set-IRMConfiguration -InternalLicensingEnabled $true

For detailed syntax and parameter information, see Set-IRMConfiguration.

Use the Shell to disable IRM for internal messages

You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure. To see what permissions you need, see the "Rights protection" entry in the Messaging Policy and Compliance Permissions topic.

Note:
You can't use the EMC to disable IRM for internal messages.
Caution:
Disabling IRM for internal messages disables all IRM features in the Exchange organization. The client-side IRM features in Outlook, for example, the ability to read, reply to, forward, and create IRM-protected messages using an Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) server, aren't affected.

This example disables IRM for internal messages for the Exchange organization.

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Set-IRMConfiguration -InternalLicensingEnabled $false

For detailed syntax and parameter information, see Set-IRMConfiguration.