---
title: "Access Protection page"
slug: "access-protection-page"
tags: ["Reference", "ENS 10.7.x"]
updated: 2026-08-31T16:22:33Z
published: 2026-10-06T19:45:38Z
canonical: "docs.trellix.com/access-protection-page"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.trellix.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Access Protection page

Protect your system's access points based on configured rules. Access Protection compares a requested action against the list of configured rules and acts according to the rule.

 
 
 

Access Protection settings apply to Windows and Linux systems only.

 
 

> [!NOTE]
> Tip
> 
> **Best practice:** For information about creating Access Protection rules to protect against ransomware, see [KB89335](https://kcm.trellix.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB89335), and [KB89540](https://kcm.trellix.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB89540).

 
 
 
 

| Section | Option | Definition |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Access Protection** | **Enable Access Protection** | Enables the Access Protection feature. |

 
 

| Section | Option | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Exclusions** |  | Allows access to the specified item for all rules. - **Add** — Adds a item to the exclusion list. **Operating System** - **Windows** — Adds a Windows exclusion. - **Linux** — Adds a Linux exclusion. - **Delete** — Deletes the selected item. - **Actions** — - **Edit** — Changes the selected item. - **Duplicate** — Creates a copy of the selected item. > [!NOTE] > Note > > Access Protection exclusions don't apply to the Windows **Services** subrule type. |  |
| **Rules** |  | Configures Access Protection rules. You can enable, disable, and change Trellix-defined rules, but you can't delete these rules. - **Add** — Creates a custom rule and adds it to the list. **Operating System** - **Windows** — Adds a rule for Windows systems. - **Linux** — Adds a rule for Linux systems. - **Edit** — Changes the selected item. - **Delete** — Deletes the selected item. - **Duplicate** — Creates a copy of the selected item. - **Block** (only) — Blocks access attempts without logging. - **Report** (only) — Logs without blocking access attempts. - **Block** and **Report** — Blocks and logs access attempts. - **Block All** — Selects or deselects **Block** for all rules. - **Report All** — Selects or deselects **Report** for all rules. To disable the rule, deselect both **Block** and **Report**. |