Content-Aware Rules

Content-Aware Rules extend the basic port/device access control functionality of DeviceLock by adding comprehensive, file-level protection of corporate documents containing confidential company information. Content-Aware Rules enable automatic content inspection of data copied to external storage devices, detection of sensitive content and enforcement of regulatory policies to ensure protection.

With Content-Aware Rules, you can selectively allow or deny access to specific file content regardless of preset permissions at the device type - level. You can also use Content-Aware Rules to allow or deny shadow copying of specific content. For flexibility, Content-Aware Rules can be defined on a per-user or per-group basis.

You can configure Content-Aware Rules to apply to access control operations, to shadow copy operations, or both. 

NOTE: You can define different online vs. offline Content-Aware Rules for the same user or sets of users. Online Content-Aware Rules (Regular Profile) apply to client computers that are working online. Offline Content-Aware Rules (Offline Profile) apply to client computers that are working offline. By default, DeviceLock works in offline mode when the network cable is not connected to the client computer. For more information on DeviceLock offline policies, see "DeviceLock Security Policies (Offline Profile)."

Right-click Content-Aware Rules  to display the following commands:

• Manage - opens the Content-Aware Rules for Devices dialog box, which you can use to define online (regular) Content-Aware Rules.

• Manage Offline - opens the Content-Aware Rules for Devices (Offline) dialog box, which you can use to define offline Content-Aware Rules.

• Load - opens the Open dialog box, which you can use to import a previously exported file with regular Content-Aware Rules.

• Load Offline - opens the Open dialog box, which you can use to import a previously exported file with offline Content-Aware Rules.

• Save - opens the Save As dialog box, which you can use to export all your current regular Content-Aware Rules to a .cwl file that you can import and use on another computer. When you export rules, they are saved in a file with a .cwl extension.

• Save Offline - opens the Save As dialog box, which you can use to export all your current offline Content-Aware Rules to a .cwl file that you can import and use on another computer. When you export rules, they are saved in a file with a .cwl extension.

• Undefine - returns the previously defined regular Content-Aware Rules to the unconfigured state. All undefined DeviceLock settings are ignored by client computers. Available only in DeviceLock Group Policy Manager and DeviceLock Service Settings Editor.

• Undefine Offline - returns the previously defined offline Content-Aware Rules to the unconfigured state. If offline rules are undefined, regular rules are applied to offline client computers.

• Remove Offline - blocks the inheritance of offline Content-Aware Rules and enforces regular Content-Aware Rules. Available only in DeviceLock Group Policy Manager and DeviceLock Service Settings Editor.

Users or groups to which Content-Aware Rules apply are displayed under Content-Aware Rules.  When you delete a user or group, the rule associated with this user or group is automatically deleted. To delete the rule, right-click the user or group to which the rule is applied, and then click Delete user.

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