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General Policy Tags

This section defines the general XML tags used in nbapolicy.xml.

<networkagent>

Contains the NBA policy tags described below.

<description>

Sets a description of the NBA policy defined in nbapolicy.xml. Typically, this description includes a summary of the various filters used by the NBA when processing data packets.

This tag supports type and value attributes:

type

Always set to type="stringType".

value

Sets a text description of the NBA policy. For example:

<description type="StringType" value="Blocks outbound Webmails." />

<online>

Defaults to true. This tag determines whether the NBA is online or offline. It is also included in nbaconfig.xml.

Note:

• The Packet Processing button in the Policy screen of the NBA console has the same effect as this policy tag.
• For the NBA to be online, this tag must be set to true in both nbapolicy.xml and nbaconfig.xml.

This tag supports type and value attributes:

type

Always set to type="booleanType".

value

Can be true or false. For the NBA to be online, both nbapolicy.xml and nbaconfig.xml must contain:

<online type="booleanType" value="true">

<active>

Defaults to false. This tag determines whether the NBA is running in Active or Passive mode. It is also included in nbaconfig.xml.

Note:

• The Stream Blocking button in the Policy screen of the NBA console has the same effect as this policy tag.
• For the NBA to be in Active mode, this tag must be set to true in both nbapolicy.xml and nbaconfig.xml.

This tag supports type and value attributes:

type

Always set to type="booleanType".

value

Can be true or false. For the NBA to be in Active mode, both nbapolicy.xml and nbaconfig.xml must contain:

<active type="booleanType" value="true">