When a program is configured as an updater, it can install new software and update existing software (including itself) installed on the endpoint.
Updaters work at a global-level and are not application-specific. After a program is defined as an updater, it can change any protected file. Add updaters authorized to perform updates on the protected endpoints.
Option definitions
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Add | Opens the Add Updater dialog box. Configure these options as needed. Updater By Name/Updater By File SHA-1/Updater By File SHA-256 — Select an option to indicate whether to add the updater based on the file name, SHA-1, or SHA-256, respectively. The Updater By File SHA-1 and Updater By File SHA-256 options are available only for the Windows platform. If you add the updater by name, the updater is not authorized to run automatically. However, when you add the updater by SHA-1 or SHA-256, the updater is authorized.
File Name/File SHA-1/File SHA-256 — Type the location (when adding by name), SHA-1 value, or SHA-256 value of the executable file, respectively. Updater Label — Type an identification label. All changes made by the file are tagged with the specified label. Condition — Select one of these options when adding an updater by name: None — Select this option to authorize the updater without any conditions. Library — Select this option to allow the file to run as updater only when it has loaded the specified library. Parent — Select this option to allow the file to run as an updater only if it is started by the specified parent process.
Disable Inheritance — Select this option to disable inheritance for the updater (when adding an updater by name). For example, if Process A (that is set as an updater) starts Process B, disabling inheritance for Process A makes sure that Process B does not become an updater. Suppress Events — Select this option to suppress events generated for actions performed by the updater (when adding an updater by name). OK — Adds and authorizes the updater. Cancel — Exits without saving the updater details.
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Edit | Opens the Edit Updater dialog box with information for a selected rule. Edit the rule as needed, then click OK. |
Remove | Deletes the selected rule. |