The pattern
Platform - Policy type - Purpose - Version
WIN-AV-DefenderBaseline-v2
26 of 64 characters for a policy or profile
What each part means
| Part | Here | What it says | Other values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform | WIN | The operating system. | MAC, IOS, AND, LNX, WEB |
| Policy type | AV | The kind of policy or profile. | CONF, COMP, SEC, APP, UPD |
| Purpose | DefenderBaseline | What the item does, in your own words. | free text |
| Version | v2 | A version, for items that are replaced step by step. | free text |
Parts are joined with “-”. In the builder you can change every value, the separator and the order, add parts and remove them.
When to use it
For Microsoft Defender Antivirus policies. A version helps when a baseline is tightened in steps.
- Keep exclusions in a policy of their own, so they are easy to review.
- Raise the version instead of editing a baseline that is already widely deployed.
More names in this pattern
- WIN-AV-DefenderBaseline-v2
- WIN-AV-DefenderExclusions-v1
- MAC-AV-DefenderBaseline-v1
- WIN-AV-ScanSchedule-v3