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Forcepoint Email Security Message Encryption : Creating an email DLP policy for encryption
Creating an email DLP policy for encryption
Email Encryption | Forcepoint Email Security | Updated: 29-Apr-2022
 
Applies To:
Forcepoint Email Security v8.5.x
See Forcepoint DLP Administrator 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:
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On the page Main > Policy Management > DLP Policies > Manage Policies, click Add > Custom Policy.
2.
In the General tab, enter a policy name and description in the fields Policy name and Description.
3.
Click Edit to add the policy owners who can view and edit the policy and receive policy notifications.
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Click OK.
5.
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.
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Click Next.
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On 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.
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Click Next.
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On the Severity & Action tab, click the icon Add a new action plan.
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Enter an action plan name and description in the pop-up box.
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In the pull-down menu Email action, select Encrypt.
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Click OK.
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Select your new policy action name in the action plan pull-down menu on the Severity & Action tab.
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Click Next.
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On the Source tab, indicate the users and computers to which this rule is applied.
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Click Next.
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On the Destination tab, ensure that Outbound is selected for email traffic direction.
18.
Click Finish.
19.
Deploy your new policy; in the Deployment Needed dialog box, click Yes.
You must deploy the policy in the Security Manager Data Security module for your changes to take effect.

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