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Host Intrusion Prevention 6.1 Product Guide Application Blocking Policies
Configuring the Application Blocking Rules policy
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Configuring the Application Blocking Rules policy
Rules determine how the application blocking feature treats different applications.
Create and manage rules by applying an
Application Blocking Rules policy with the
appropriate settings.
The Application Blocking Rules policy provides access for:
Creating new Application Blocking Rules policies
Viewing and editing Application Blocking Rules
Creating new Application Blocking Rules
Deleting an application blocking rule
Viewing application client rules
Creating new Application Blocking Rules policies
To add a new policy that is not specific to a node, create a policy in the Policy Catalog.
See Policies tab on page 117 for details. To add a new policy specific to a node, follow
the instructions in this section.
To create an Application Blocking Rules policy:
1 In the console tree, select the group or computer where you want to apply the
policy.
2 Expand the
Application Blocking feature, and click Edit in the Application Blocking Rules
line.
The policy name list becomes active.
3 Select New Policy.
The Create New Policy dialog box appears.
4 Select the policy to duplicate, type the name of the new policy, and click
OK.
The
Application Blocking Rules dialog box appears with the new policy selected in the
policy list pane.
Figure 6-3 Create New Policy dialog box