Dat File

[SKP]

How can i able open .DAT file (policy file)

[Migration User]

You can open it in the SEPM by importing the .dat policy.

[Mithun Sanghavi]

Hello,

Why would you like to open a .DAT policy file?

Opening the file manually probably would corrupt the file as these files are Encrypted by Symantec.

Infact, you can import the same .dat file in the SEPM to check the contents.

How to export/import an existing Symantec Endpoint Protection policy

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH106486

Again, check try these...

How To Open a DAT File:

The easiest way to open a DAT file is to double-click on it and let your PC decide which default application should open the file. If no program opens the DAT file then you probably don't have an application installed that can view and/or edit DAT files.

Tip: Use Notepad or another text editor to open the DAT file. Many files are text-only files meaning no matter the file extension, a text editor may be able to properly display the file's contents. Depending on where the DAT file came from, it could be a generic text-based file so this trick is worth a try.

Hope that helps!!

[Super Man]

Does anyone have an exact answer that is tested and working? The question was how can we open a DAT file exported from SEPM console. Meaning a freeware third party reader. Your answer to the question was another question. I also have the same question but please answer best as possible or say I don't know.

[Derek S]

Export policy as .DAT.  Rename file to .ZIP.  Open .ZIP with 7-zip (WinZip appears to not work very well for this).  Extract the .XML file from the .ZIP.  Import .XML file to Excel or your favorite XML editor.  You can view the policy settings this way.  It isn't always the most organized and easy to consume, but all of the data is there.  You might want to consider using the API to extract policy information since its visualization can be customized to your requirements.  I hope this helps.

Old but relevant article:  Endpoint Protection