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Add Rule or Edit Rule

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Add or edit user-defined Access Protection rules.

Options
Section Option Definition
Options Name Specifies or indicates the name of the rule. (Required)
Action Specifies actions for the rule.
  • Block (only) — Blocks access attempts without logging.
  • Report (only) — Warns without blocking access attempts.
  • Block and Report — Blocks and logs access attempts.

To block or report all, select Block or Report in the first row.

To disable the rule, deselect both Block and Report.

Executables Specifies executables for the rule.

The executable is the process that performs the subrule operation on the subrule target.

  • Add — Creates an executable and adds it to the list.
  • Double-click an itemChanges the selected item.
  • DeleteDeletes the selected item.
  • DuplicateCreates a copy of the selected item.
  • Toggle Inclusion StatusChanges the inclusion status of the item between Include and Exclude.
User Names Specifies user names that the rule applies to (for user-defined rules only).
  • Add — Selects a user name and adds it to the list.
  • Double-click an itemChanges the selected item.
  • DeleteDeletes the selected item.
  • DuplicateCreates a copy of the selected item.
  • Toggle Inclusion StatusChanges the inclusion status of the item between Include and Exclude.
Subrules Configures subrules (for user-defined rules only).
  • Add — Creates a subrule and adds it to the list.
  • Double-click an itemChanges the selected item.
  • DeleteDeletes the selected item.
  • DuplicateCreates a copy of the selected item.
Notes Provides more information about the item.