CFP3/Help Guide/Defense Task Center/Predefined Security Policies

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Defense+ Tasks > Advanced - Predefined Security Policies

As the name suggests, a predefined security policy is a set of access rights and protection setttings that have been saved and can be re-used and deployed on multiple applications. Each policy is comprised of a number of 'Rules' and each of these 'Rules' is defined by a set of conditions/settings/parameters. 'Predefined Security Policies' is a set of policies that concern an application's access rights to memory, other programs, the registry etc. (Note - this section is for advanced and experienced users. If you are a novice user to Comodo Firewall Pro, we advise you first read the Computer Security Policy section in this help guide if you have not already done so)

Although each application's security policy could be defined from the ground up by individually configuring its constituent rules, this practice may prove time consuming if it had to be performed for every single program on your system. For this reason, Comodo Firewall Pro contains a selection of predefined policies according to broad application category. Each predefined policy has been specifically designed by Comodo to optimize the security level of a certain type of application. Users can, of course, modify these predefined policies to suit their environment and requirements.

To configure this category, navigate to: Defense+ > Advanced > Predefined Security Policies. There are four default security policies listed under the Policy Name column.



To view or edit an existing predefined policy:

• Double click on the Policy Name in the list

• Select the Policy Name in the list, right-click and choose 'Edit'

• Select the Policy Name and click the 'Edit... button on the right

From here, you can modify a policy's name and, if desired, make changes to its 'Process Access Rights' and 'Protection Settings'. Any changes you make here will be automatically rolled out to all applications currently under that policy.

To create a new predefined policy you should click the 'Add..' button, type a name for the policy then follow the same configuration procedure as outlined for creating a custom, application specific policy. Click here to view.

Once created, your policy will be available for deployment onto specific application or file groups via the Computer Security Policy section of Defense+