Creating an email DLP policy for encryption

Email Encryption | Forcepoint Email Security | Updated: 31-Jul-2017


Applies To:	Forcepoint Email Security v8.4

See Forcepoint DLP Manager Help for information about creating an email DLP policy for encryption. The following steps describe how to create a simple email DLP policy with an encryption action plan:

In the Main > Policy Management > DLP Policies > Manage Policies page, click Add > Custom Policy.

In the General tab, enter a policy name and description in the Policy name and Description fields, respectively.

Click Edit to add the policy owners who can view and edit the policy and receive policy notifications.

Click OK.

Select Use the policy name for the rule name, unless you want the rule associated with this policy to have a custom name and description.

Click Next.

In the Condition tab, configure the conditions under which the rule is triggered. Rule conditions include options for patterns and phrases, file properties, and number of email attachments, among others.

Click Next.

In the Severity & Action tab, click the Add a new action plan icon.

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Enter an action plan name and description in the pop-up box.

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In the Email action drop-down list, select Encrypt.

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Click OK.

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Select your new policy action name in the action plan drop-down list in the Severity & Action tab.

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Click Next.

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In the Source tab, indicate the users and computers to which this rule is applied.

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Click Next.

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In the Destination tab, ensure that Outbound is selected for email traffic direction.

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Click Finish.

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Deploy your new policy by clicking Yes in the Deployment Needed dialog box. You must deploy the policy in the Security Manager Data Security module for your changes to take effect.