Adding an advanced encryption rule

To set up sender/recipient-based or subject and content-based advanced encryption, click Add in the Encryption section of the Encryption tab.

Steps

  1. Enter a name for the encryption rule, and ensure Advanced Encryption is selected as the encryption type.
  2. To notify the message sender when a message has been encrypted, mark Notify sender. You can also notify others by entering a comma-separated list of email addresses.
  3. Optionally, enter one or more senders or recipients for the rule to apply to. Recipients can be either specifically included in or excluded from the rule.

    You can enter individual email addresses, groups configured in Forcepoint Email Security Cloud, or domain names. You can enter multiple senders or recipients, separated by commas.

    To edit an existing sender or recipient, click the item. Press Enter to save your changes as a new entry in the sender or recipient list. To discard your changes, press Esc.

    To remove an item from a sender or recipient list, click the Delete icon next to the item.

  4. If you are including subject criteria, content criteria, or both in the encryption rule, select whether the message should match any of the criteria, or all of the criteria you select to trigger the rule.
  5. To include messages with a sensitivity setting in the email headers for encryption, mark The message contains a sensitivity header, and select an option from the drop-down list. If you want the rule to match against all sensitivity headers, select Any.
  6. To define a trigger word that appears in the subject line for messages to be encrypted, mark The subject box, and select whether the trigger word is at the start of the subject or is contained anywhere in the subject line. Then enter the trigger word.
    Note: A trigger word is not case sensitive and MUST be followed by a space.
  7. To specify phrases that trigger encryption if contained in a message, mark The message contains any of the following phrases, and select whether the phrases appear in the message body or headers.

    Enter each phrase on a new line, by pressing Enter after each phrase. The phrases are not case sensitive.

  8. Click Submit.