The pattern matching functionality allows users to identify particular pieces of information in a document. A pattern is considered as a RegEx that will be matched and the rules that may or may not apply once detected.
Pattern Matching page
Select Administration and then Pattern Matching:
A selection of pre-configured patterns available:
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If these patterns are detected during a scan they will be presented using the “Pattern Name” “Keyword Hits” to the user. On the Pattern Matching page, users have access to various Filters and Options:
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Filters and
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options explained:
Search: Enter text here to filter patterns based in name
Classification: Filter by classification tags associated with patterns
Compliance: Filter by compliance tags associated with patterns
Distribution: Filter by distribution tags associated with patterns
Categories: Filter by file categories associated with patterns
Subcategories: Filter by file subcategories associated with patterns
Enabled: Filter by patterns that have been enabled or disabled.
Published: Filter by patterns that have been published or unpublished
Add New Pattern: Create a custom pattern
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Publish: Push changes to the pattern matching system for start using
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Clear filters: Remove all previously selected filters
Create a New Pattern
Options to create pattern matching explained:
Pattern Name: identifies the RegEx when it is found by the software
Regular Expression: the sequence to be matched
Enabled: whether the pattern will be searched for by the software
Hide RegEx in UI: obfuscates the regular expression
Tag Overrides: when the RegEx is found these tags will be written to the file
Classifications: security levels
Compliance: regulations that apply to data
Distribution: policies on how data should distributed
Category: data grouping
Subcategory: data subgrouping
Cancel: exit without saving
Create: save pattern information and exit
Glossary of Pattern Matching terms
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RegEx: Regular Expression, a sequence or pattern that is searched for in text. Ex-ID uses Java RegEx notation.
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Hide RegEx: Ex-ID allows for RegEx notations to be obfuscated for security and intellectual property reasons.
Create a New Pattern
Pattern Name: identifies the RegEx when it is found by the software
Regular Expression: the sequence to be matched
Enabled: whether the pattern will be searched for by the software
Hide RegEx in UI: obfuscates the regular expression
Tag Overrides: when the RegEx is found these tags will be written to the file
Classifications: security levels
Compliance: regulations that apply to data
Distribution: policies on how data should distributed
Category: data grouping
10. Subcategory: data subgrouping
11. Cancel: exit without saving
12. Create: save pattern information and exit