Organizations that exchange sensitive data across multiple systems often struggle to maintain control once files leave their original environment. This brief explains how Kiteworks addresses that challenge through the Trusted Data Format (OpenTDF), a standards-based digital rights management approach that embeds security policies directly into data files. Using attribute-based access control, organizations can define who may access information based on attributes such as security clearance, role, or geographic location. The OpenTDF architecture includes components such as a Key Access Service and policy enforcement mechanisms that verify identities before granting access. Because the protection travels with the data, security policies remain enforced even when files move across systems or

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