McAfee Endpoint Assistant (MEA) is a free business application that works in conjunction with:

McAfee Drive Encryption 7.1+

McAfee File and Removable Media Protection 5.0+

Please check with your IT department for applicability. You can refer to KB85917 for the latest information.

MEA with McAfee Drive Encryption (MDE)

McAfee Endpoint Assistant simplifies the process of recovering a forgotten credential for a PC encrypted with MDE.

MEA with McAfee File and Removable Media Protection (FRP)

McAfee Endpoint Assistant allows users to securely access encrypted files (FRP encrypted files) on their mobile device.

This application requires the following permissions:

Privacy:

Take pictures and videos

Application scans QR codes displayed on the PC using camera

Modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Application needs to store registration data in a secure database

Network Communication: (required starting MEA 2.0)

Access Internet

To communicate with your organizations server (Conduit Server/ePO)

Access network state

Perform checks before communicating with your organizations server (Conduit Server/ePO)

Get notification when device is restarted

To resume SYNC with your organizations server (Conduit Server/ePO)

Phone Status (required starting MEA 2.1)

Device ID

Required to uniquely identify the device for local database protection

McAfee Endpoint Assistant supports Android 4.1 and later