EPM elevation rules

Requirements, exceptions and scope

• GuidanceRequirement1 passage

  Elevation rules policies allow Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM) to identify specific files and scripts and perform the associated elevation action. For elevation rules to take…

• About elevation rules policyRequirementExceptionScopeRecommendation11 conditions11 passages
• Defining rules for use with Endpoint Privilege ManagementExceptionRecommendation2 conditions1 passage
• File hash rulesRecommendation1 passage
• Certificate rulesExceptionRecommendation1 condition2 passages
• Rules containing file nameScope1 passage
• Deploying rules created with Endpoint Privilege ManagementExceptionScope5 conditions3 passages
• Create elevation rules policyRequirementExceptionScopeRecommendation7 conditions10 passages
• Automatically configure elevation rules for Windows elevation rules policyScopeRecommendation2 conditions1 passage
• Manually configure elevation rules for Windows elevation rules policyRequirementExceptionScopeRecommendation20 conditions17 passages
• Use variables in elevation rulesException2 conditions1 passage
• Use file arguments for elevation rulesRequirementException4 conditions3 passages
• Reusable settings groupsRequirementExceptionRecommendation1 condition2 passages

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1. 19 Oct 2026
   Scope added Deploying rules created with Endpoint Privilege Managementseen by ChangeIntel