Chapter 4: Configuring RealSecure Desktop P rotector
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Configuring Communications Control
Introduction When you set your communications control preferences, you establish a rule for
RealSecure Desktop Protector to follow whenever an application tries to access a network
without your approval. You have the option of terminating the application or letting it
run. If you choose to let it run, you can block its network access or allow it to reach the
network.
How to set your
communications
preferences
To set your communications control preferences:
1. From the Main Menu, select To ols ÆEdit BlackICE Settings, and then select the
Communications Control tab.
2. To watch for outbound communications from this computer, select Enable
Application Protection.
Note: If ICEcap Manager has disabled Communication Control on this agent, the
Enable Application Protection option is dimmed and you cannot change the settings
on the Communications Control tab.
For information about using this option, see “Disabling Application Protection” on
page 45.
3. Choose one of these options:
■To automatically close down any unauthorized application that tries to access a
network from your system, select Always terminate the application. If you
installed Desktop Protector in Unattended mode, this option is selected by default.
■To have Desktop Protector give you the choice of running or terminating the
unauthorized process whenever it tries to contact a network, select Prompt before
terminating the application . This option is selected by default.
■To allow unauthorized processes to run but automatically block them from
connecting to a network, select Always block network access for the application.
■To have Desktop Protector ask you whether an unauthorized processes can connect
to a network, select Prompt before blocking network access for the application.
Managing your
applications’
communications
You can change the authorizations of any application in your baseline. You can allow it to
communicate with a network or prevent it from communicating.
To change authorizations:
1. On the Tools menu, select Advanced Application Protection Settings.
2. Click t he Known Applications button.
The application files on your system are displayed.
3. To automatically close down an application when it attempts to con nect to a network,
select Term i n a t e in the Communications Control column.
4. To prevent an application from communicating with a network, select Block in the
Communications Control column.
5. To explicitly allow an application to communicate with a netw ork, leave the
Communications Control column blank.
6. Click Save Changes.