Encryption Plug-in Basics

To build and use an encryption plug-in you have to perform the following steps:

1. Develop a plug-in according to specifications provided here and build it as a dynamic library.
2. Place the dynamic library file into designated directory, which is created automatically when you install Parallels Desktop; then set the necessary permissions for the file.
3. Enable the third-party plug-in support in Parallels Desktop preferences.
4. The Parallels Desktop will recognize and load the plug-in. The plug-in will then appear in the list of the encryption engines available for encrypting a virtual machine.

All of the steps above are discussed in detail in the following sub-sections.

Please note that developing an encryption plug-in is different than developing applications described earlier in this guide. All you need to know about developing an encryption plug-in is contained in this portion of the guide.