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Allow policies

Email Security allows you to configure allow policies. An allow policy exempts messages that match certain patterns from normal detection scanning.

To configure allow policies:

  1. Log in to Zero Trust.
  2. Select Email Security.
  3. Select Settings, then go to Detection settings > Allow policies.
  4. On the Detection settings page, select + Add a policy.
  5. On the Add an allow policy page, enter the policy information:
    • Input method: Choose between Manual input, and Uploading an allow policy:
      • Manual input:
        • Action: Select one of the following to choose how Email Security will handle messages that match your criteria:
          • Trust sender: Messages will bypass all detections and link following.
          • Exempt recipient: Message to this recipient will bypass all detections.
          • Accept sender: Messages from this sender will be exempted from Spam, Spoof, and Bulk dispositions.
      • Rule type: Specify the scope of your policy. Choose one of the following:
        • Email addresses: Must be a valid email.
        • IP addresses: Can only be IPv4. IPv6 and CIDR are invalid entries.
        • Domains: Must be a valid domain.
        • Regular expressions: Must be valid Java expressions. Regular expressions are matched with fields related to the sender email address (envelope from, header from, reply-to), the originating IP address, and the server name for the email.
      • (Recommended) Sender verification: This option enforces DMARC, SPF, or DKIM authentication. If you choose to enable this option, Email Security will only honor policies that pass authentication.
        • Notes: Provide additional information about your allow policy.
    • Uploading an allow policy: Upload a file no larger than 150 KB. The file can only contain Pattern, Notes, Verify Email, Trusted Sender, Exempt Recipient and Acceptable Sender fields. The first row must be a header row.
  6. Select Save.

Export allow policies

To export a list of allow policies:

  1. On the Detection settings page, select the allow policies you want to export.
  2. Select Action.
  3. Select Export to CSV.

Edit allow policy

To edit an allow policy:

  1. On the Detection settings page, select the allow policy you want to edit.
  2. Select the three dots > Edit.
  3. Edit the allow policy.
  4. Select Save.

Delete allow policy

To delete an allow policy:

  1. On the Detection settings page, select the allow policy you want to delete.
  2. Select the three dots > Delete.
  3. On the pop-up message, select Delete.

To delete multiple allow policies at once:

  1. On the Detection settings page, select the allow policies you want to delete.
  2. Select Action.
  3. Select Delete.