Add Custom Match Criteria to a Predefined Data Pattern
Clone a predefined regex data pattern on Strata Cloud Manager to add custom match
criteria to enhance detection and prevention of data exfiltration.
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Where Can I Use This?
What Do I Need?
NGFW (Managed by Panorama or Strata Cloud Manager)
Prisma Access (Managed by Panorama or Strata Cloud Manager)
Enterprise Data Loss Prevention (E-DLP) license
Review the Supported
Platforms for details on the required license
for each enforcement point.
Or any of the following licenses that include the Enterprise DLP license
Prisma Access CASB license
Next-Generation
CASB for Prisma Access and NGFW (CASB-X) license
Data Security license
Clone a predefined regular expression (regex) data pattern to add specific inclusion
or exclusion and provide custom match criteria to enhance detection and prevention
of data exfiltration of sensitive data. This allows users to enhance predefined
regex data pattern with more customized match criteria.
Select ManageConfigurationData Loss PreventionDetection MethodsData Patterns.
Locate the predefined regex data pattern.
Expand the Actions and
Clone.
Add the custom match criteria to specify data to include or exclude from
inspection and verdict rendering.
Up to 50,000 characters are supported in each field. You can add multiple
custom data match criteria requirements in a single field separated by a
semicolon (;). You specify one, some, or all custom
data match criteria.
Include Matches Starting With—Inclusive match
criteria to inspect for and trigger Enterprise DLP enforcement
for only data matches starting with one or more of the criteria
added.
This field is an AND operator.
Include Matches End With—Inclusive match
criteria to inspect for and trigger Enterprise DLP enforcement
for only data matches ending with one or more of the criteria
added.
This field is an AND operator.
Exclude Matches Starting With—Exclude match
criteria from Enterprise DLP inspection and enforcement for
data matches starting with one or more of the criteria added.
This field is an OR operator.
Exclude Matches Ending With—Exclude match
criteria from Enterprise DLP inspection and enforcement for
data matches ending with one or more of the criteria added.