Chapter 4: Configuring RealSecure Desktop Protector

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 To set your communications control preferences: communications

preferences1. From the Main Menu, select ToolsÆEdit 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

You can change the authorizations of any application in your baseline. You can allow it to

applications’

communicate with a network or prevent it from communicating.

communications

 

 

To change authorizations:

1.On the Tools menu, select Advanced Application Protection Settings.

2.Click the Known Applications button.

The application files on your system are displayed.

3.To automatically close down an application when it attempts to connect to a network, select Terminate 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 network, leave the Communications Control column blank.

6.Click Save Changes.

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