Manage Program Policies Window

To access:

In the Program Policies pane, click Manage policies.

What it does:

The Manage Program Policies window allows you to create and manage the program policies that control specific applications. (More on program policies.)

Instructions:

Use the window to create new program policies, and view, edit, and delete existing program policies.

Creating a new program policy

Initially, no program policies exist – all policies are created by you in one of two ways:

Explicitly created from this window. Click Create new policy to open the Add Program Policy window. Click for instructions.
Created based on selections you make on an "Allow Access?" prompt window. Click for an explanation.

Viewing/editing existing program policies

Existing program policies display on the right side of the window. Each policy has its own row that displays the settings you configured when you created the policy.

Except for the filename, you can edit all of the options set when the policy was created.

To edit the action (Allow, Block, or Prompt):

Click on the action. A drop-down list appears that allows you to select a different action. Your choices are:

Block. Block the communication attempt.
Prompt. Generate a prompt. (More on how the firewall handles generated prompts.)
Allow. Allow the communication attempt.

To change whether a prompt displays when the program properties change:

Select or clear the Prompt me if this program is modified check box. If the check box is:

Selected: A Keep Program Policy? window will display when a program has been altered. The window lets you decide whether you want to update the policy with the revised program characteristics. See Keep Program Policy? for details.
Cleared: No messages will display. As a default, the program policy for a changed program will be updated with the new program characteristics. (You can change this default action on the Settings window, Default action when a program with a program policy is modified field.)

To change whether the policy will bypass a locked Zone:

If you want the program policy to apply even if the Zone is locked, select the Bypass Locked Zone check box.

If you want a locked Zone to block all access, clear the check box.

Deleting a program policy

Click on an existing program policy from the list. The row is selected.
Click Delete policy. A confirmation message displays; click OK to continue. The policy will no longer exist or display on the Manage Program Policies window.