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Compare security features in Office 365 and Office 2013 SKUs
Updated: March 12, 2013
Summary: Compares the security features that are available in the Office 365 and Office 2013 SKUs.
Applies to: Office 2013 | Office 365 ProPlus
Audience: IT Professionals
This article gives you a quick way to see which SKUs provide specific security features. It covers both the cloud-based Office 365 SKUs and the on-premises Office 2013. For Office 365 customers, the physical and logical security of your organization’s business data is ensured, whether you use the cloud for all or just part of your data storage. This includes:
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Office application streaming through Click-to-Run virtualization technology
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Identity and access management through Windows Azure Active Directory or Windows Azure Active Directory Federated Service (including in a hybrid on-premises/cloud scenario)
For details, download the Security in Office 365 white paper.
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This article is part of the Content roadmap for Office 2013 security. Use the roadmap as a starting point for articles, downloads, posters, and videos that help you assess Office 2013 security. Are you looking for security information about individual Office 2013 applications? You can find this information by searching for “2013 security” on Office.com. |
Office 365 Professional Plus and Office 2013 security features by SKU
The following table will help you determine which Office SKUs support the security features that are important to your organization.
Office security features by SKU
| SKU | Information Rights Management (IRM) | Support for blocking cloud-based file storage | Compliance and archiving | Group Policy support | Office Add-in, ActiveX, and Internet Explorer Browser Help Object support |
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Office 365 Small Business |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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Office 365 Small Business Premium |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Office 365 Midsize Business |
Yes (Customers can open and read, but cannot create IRM-protected documents.) |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Office 365 Enterprise (E1), Government (G1), Education (A2) |
Yes (Customers can open and read, but cannot create IRM-protected documents.) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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Office 365 Enterprise (E3 or E4), Government (G3 or G4), Education (A3 or A4) |
Yes (Windows Azure Rights Management Service is not available for Government (G3 or G4) customers.) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Office 365 Kiosk (K1) |
Yes (Customers can open and read, but cannot create IRM-protected documents.) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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Office 365 ProPlus |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Office Professional Plus 2013 |
Yes (Requires an on-premises Rights Management Service (RMS) server.) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Change History
| Date | Description |
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March 12, 2013 |
Updated some service descriptions and added some caveats. |
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December 18, 2012 |
Initial publication |
