B.0 Security Policy Summary

The following chart provides a summary of location support (global or location-based), assignment support (device, user, or zone), and multiple-policy support (plural or singular).

 

Global

Location-Based

Device Assignment

User Assignment

Zone Assignment

Plural

Singular

Application Control

 

Communication Hardware

 

Data Encryption

 

 

 

Firewall

 

Location Assignment

 

 

Security Setting

 

 

Scripting

 

 

Storage Device Control

 

USB Connectivity

 

VPN Enforcement

 

 

Wi-Fi

 

Global: Can be created as a global policy. A global policy is available regardless of the device’s location.

Location-Based: Can be created as a location-based policy. A location-based policy is available only when the device’s location matches a location defined in the policy.

Device Assignment: Can be assigned to a device, device folder, or device group.

User Assignment: Can be assigned to a user, user folder, or user group.

Zone Assignment: Can be assigned as a default policy at the Management Zone.

Plural: Supports merging of multiple policies (of the same type) into one effective policy to be enforced on a device. The effective policy is a determined by established ordering and merging rules. For details, see Section 5.0, Effective Policies.

Singular: Supports enforcement of only one policy (of a single type) on a device. If multiple policies are assigned, the effective policy is determined by established ordering rules. For details, see Section 5.0, Effective Policies.