Patterns & Phrases

Administrator Help | Forcepoint DLP | Version 8.7.x

The General tab of the Select a Content Classifier window lists the available content classifiers. Sort or filter columns to locate specific classifiers.

To search for a classifier, enter a key term (like "credit card") and click the magnifying glass to search for a pertinent content classifier. Optionally include wildcards, such as "credit*".

Click New to add one or more new content classifiers to the rule. Administrators can add as many as needed. Select from the following classifier types:

A Regular Expression is a string used to describe or match a set of strings, according to certain syntax rules. When the extracted text from a transaction is scanned, the system uses regular expressions to find strings in the text that match patterns for confidential information.

A Key Phrase is an exact keyword or phrase (such as "top secret" or "confidential") that might be found in content intended for an external recipient, and possibly indicate that classified information is being distributed. The system can block the distribution of this information.

A Dictionary is a container for words and expressions belonging to the same language. Many dictionaries are built into Forcepoint DLP, including lists for medical conditions, financial terms, legal terms, and credit card terms. You can also create or customize a dictionary list, and then use this it in your policies. Each term in a dictionary can be assigned a weight, so when one term is detected, more points are given towards a threshold than when another term is detected.


	Note While it is possible to select predefined script classifiers, it is not possible to define new scripts on the selection screen. For more information about scripts, how they are used, and how they can be modified, see Scripts.