How to Use the Registration Page

Overview

The Registration page in Spirion Sensitive Data Platform is where you retrieve the settings/configuration file that you need to build your custom MSI file for installing Spirion Sensitive Data Platform.

• These files tell your agents with what environment to communicate.
• This file is part of several preparation steps when building your custom MSI file.
• For more information see How to Install Spirion Console and Agents version 13.6+.

Settings/Configuration Files

The following settings/configuration files, organized by operating system, are available on the Registration page:

Microsoft Windows:

• 32-bit file: ClientSettings.reg
• 64-bit file: ClientSettings_x64.reg

Linux:

• identityfindersettings.xml

Mac:

• com.identityfinder.macedition.xml

Instructions for using these files are contained in the installation topic How to Install Spirion Console and Agents version 13.6+.

Side-by-side comparison of all settings/configuration files

Registration Page Location in Spirion Sensitive Data Platform

The Registration page in Spirion Sensitive Data Platform is found in the Agents section (Agents > Registration) in the left side navigation menu.

The Registration page is shown below:

The page displays different versions of Spirion registration files sorted by operating system and version as follows:

Spirion for Windows

Which version to use:

• If you're deploying the 32-bit Spirion client → import ClientSettings.reg
• If you're deploying the 64-bit Spirion client → import ClientSettings_x64.reg
• If you need to configure scan behavior/policy on either → update identityfindersettings.xml

In most modern enterprise environments (Windows 10/11 64-bit), ClientSettings_x64.reg is the primary file used, with ClientSettings.reg retained for legacy compatibility.

Spirion for Windows (32-bit Settings)

Use this link in any of the following situations:

• On 32-bit and 64-bit systems:
• • Download this settings/configuration file (ClientSettings.reg) for inclusion in an MSI installation package, which is later used to install Spirion Sensitive Data Platform.
  • Use a 32-bit web browser (the default) and click Run in the settings/configuration file download window to load the settings into the local registry:
    
    
• On 32-bit systems:
• • Using a 32-bit web browser (the default) do the following:
  • 1. Click Save in the file download window
    2. Then do either of the following:
    3. 1. Double-click the settings/configuration file ClientSettings.reg to load the settings into the local registry.
       2. Copy the settings/configuration file ClientSettings.reg to another 32-bit machine.

Spirion for Windows (64-bit Settings) 

Use this link in the following situation:

• On 64-bit systems:
• • Using a 64-bit web browser do one of the following:
  • 1. Click Run in the file download window to load the settings into the local registry.
    2. Click Save in the file download window to save the settings/configuration file to the local machine and then either:
    3. 1. Double-click the file ClientSettings_x64.reg to load the settings into the local registry
       2. Copy the file ClientSettings_x64.reg to another 64-bit machine.

Spirion for Mac

• Spirion for Mac
• • Client Version 7.1 and newer/Client Version 7.0 and earlier
  • Click either of the Client Version links to download the following settings/configuration file to your local computer: com.identityfinder.macedition

About the XML Settings File com.identityfinder.macedition.xml

• Uses Apple's standard reverse-DNS naming convention (com.identityfinder.macedition), consistent with how macOS applications store preferences
• Serves as the Mac equivalent of both the .reg files and identityfindersettings.xml — on macOS, there's no registry/XML split, so this single file typically handles connection settings, scan configuration, and Agent behavior
• Can be deployed and enforced via MDM profiles (Jamf Pro, Kandji, Mosyle, etc.) as a managed preference, making it the macOS analog to GPO-enforced registry settings on Windows
• Located in either:
• • User-level: ~/Library/Preferences/com.identityfinder.macedition.xml
  • System-level: /Library/Preferences/com.identityfinder.macedition.xml (for managed/enforced settings)
• Can also be managed via the defaults command:

defaults read com.identityfinder.macedition

Spirion for Linux

• Spirion for Linux:
• • Click the "Spirion for Linux" link from the Registration page to download the following settings/configuration XML file to your local computer: identityfindersettings.xml

About the XML Settings File identityfindersettings.xml

On Linux, identityfindersettings.xml plays the same core role as it does on Windows — it's the primary scan configuration file for the Spirion Agent — but with platform-specific differences in location, enforcement, and management.

File Location:

Typically found at one of the following paths depending on the Spirion version and deployment method:

/etc/identityfinder/identityfindersettings.xml

or for user-level settings:

~/.identityfinder/identityfindersettings.xml

The system-level path under /etc/ is preferred for enterprise/managed deployments as it applies to all users and is writable only by root.

What it controls (Linux-specific behavior):

• Scan locations — filesystem paths to scan (for example, /home, /var, /tmp, NFS mounts, Samba shares)
• Sensitive data patterns — which data types to detect (SSNs, credit card numbers, PHI, custom regex patterns)
• Agent-to-server connectivity — SDM/SDP server address and communication settings (similar to Windows, but without a registry layer — all settings live in this single file)
• Scan scheduling — cron-like scheduling parameters for automated scans
• Remediation actions — what to do when sensitive data is found (quarantine, shred, report-only)
• Logging verbosity and log paths — where the agent writes its logs on the Linux filesystem
• Proxy settings — HTTP/HTTPS proxy configuration for environments where the agent must communicate through a proxy to reach the SDM server

Key differences from the Windows version:

Deploying and enforcing it on Linux:

Since there's no Group Policy on Linux, the typical enterprise approach is:

# Copy managed config to system path (root only)
sudo cp identityfindersettings.xml /etc/identityfinder/identityfindersettings.xml
sudo chown root:root /etc/identityfinder/identityfindersettings.xml
sudo chmod 644 /etc/identityfinder/identityfindersettings.xml
# Restart the Spirion agent to apply
sudo systemctl restart identityfinder.service

Or via Ansible, which is the most common enterprise method:

- name: Deploy Spirion config
  copy:
    src: identityfindersettings.xml
    dest: /etc/identityfinder/identityfindersettings.xml
    owner: root
    group: root
    mode: '0644'
  notify: Restart identityfinder