The pattern
Platform - Policy type - Purpose - Ring
WIN-FW-DomainProfile-PRD
24 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 | FW | The kind of policy or profile. | CONF, COMP, SEC, APP, UPD |
| Purpose | DomainProfile | 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 firewall settings and for firewall rule policies.
- Separate the profile settings (domain, private, public) from individual rules.
- Name a rule after what it allows or blocks.
More names in this pattern
- WIN-FW-DomainProfile-PRD
- WIN-FW-PublicProfile-PRD
- WIN-FW-AllowTeamsRule-PILOT
- MAC-FW-BlockInbound-PRD