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Policy Engines Overview

Policy engines can process events such as emails or files arriving from an external source and apply policy triggers to these events. Typically, events are allocated to individual policy engines by a policy engine hub. Policy engines enable CA DLP to integrate directly with:

Email servers

Policy engines can apply policy to emails intercepted by email server agents allow CA DLP to monitor and control email activity that would otherwise be missed by Outlook and Notes endpoint integration alone.

CA DLP supports email server agents for Exchange, Domino, SMTP servers, Sendmail, and Postfix.

Archive solutions

Policy engines can apply policy to emails sent from a CA DLP archive agent and apply smart tags (typically an email category and a retention date) before the emails are archived.

CA DLP can integrate with Autonomy ZANTAZ, Symantec Enterprise Vault, and EMC SourceOne.

Scanned items

Policy engines can apply policy to items scanned by the File Scanning Agent (FSA).

Data crossing the network boundary

Policy engines can apply policy to communications intercepted by CA DLP Network (also called the 'NBA'). The NBA operates at the boundary between your organization and the Internet, intercepting emails, files and IM conversations,

Imported files, emails, and IM conversations

Policy engines can apply to imported events as part of an Import Policy job.

For example, Import Policy enables you to apply policy to any files stored on your network. For example, you can categorize or apply smart tags to important business documents or reports.

More information:

Email Server Agents

Third-Party Integration

Import Policy