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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Information Protection: SharePoint Online extends library permissions to downloaded files

Roadmap ID
480735
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Product
Microsoft Purview
Published
February 28, 2025
Status
Launched
Cloud Instances
GCCGCC HighDoD
Release Phase
General Availability
Platform
Web
Expected Release
July 2025

Description

This new capability ties together SharePoint Online library permissions with Purview sensitivity labeling and protection. SharePoint Online document library owners can set a label on the library, automatically applying that label to all unprotected and unlabeled Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files in the target library. Files downloaded from these libraries are protected at download. Users accessing these files outside of SharePoint Online have their rights evaluated in real time against the document library. Changes to user permissions on the document library are reflected on downloaded files, including full revocation for users removed from the document library. This provides a more centralized information worker-managed permission model that also offers revocation capabilities at a user level, rather than per-document.

Change History

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January 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM Updated
Product
Previous
Microsoft Purview compliance portal
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Microsoft Purview
September 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM Updated
Status
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In development
New
Launched
Modified Date
Previous
2025-03-05T23:45:26.000Z
New
2025-09-26T22:15:02.000Z

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