The pattern
Platform - Policy type - Purpose - Ring
WIN-SEC-BitLocker-PRD
21 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 | SEC | The kind of policy or profile. | CONF, COMP, APP, UPD, WIFI |
| Purpose | BitLocker | What the item does, in your own words. | free text |
| Ring | PRD | The deployment ring or environment that receives it. | PILOT, CAN, DEV, TEST, UAT |
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 BitLocker and FileVault policies under Endpoint security, Disk encryption.
- Separate policies for operating system drives and removable drives are easier to troubleshoot.
- Roll encryption out ring by ring: undoing a mistake is slow.
More names in this pattern
- WIN-SEC-BitLocker-PRD
- WIN-SEC-BitLockerRemovable-PILOT
- MAC-SEC-FileVault-PRD
- WIN-SEC-BitLockerSilent-PRD