Managing attributes

Attributes represent unique information about a request. You use attributes in policy rules and risk profiles to match the attributes in a request. You can view, add, modify, and delete attributes.

1. Log in to the local management interface.
2. Click Secure Access Control.
3. Under Policy, click Attributes.
4. Perform one or more of the following actions:

   View and filter attributes

   Take any of the following actions to filter your view:

   • Select the Details View to view attribute name, category, and data type.
   • Select the List View to view only the name of the attribute.
   • Type a term, such as an attribute name, category, or data type in the Filter field to list attributes that use that term.
     Note: The filter searches all attribute properties fields, including descriptions, for the alphanumeric characters you type in the Filter field. For example, if you type header in the Filter field, all attributes that contain header in their properties are shown in the attributes list.
     Click x to clear the Filter field.
   • Sort the attribute list by column with the up or down arrow on each column. For example, you can view the list of attributes that are sorted by the Data type column in ascending order by clicking the up arrow.

   Add an attribute

   1. Click .
   2. Complete the properties for the attribute.
      Note: The attribute name must begin with an alphabetic character. Do not use control characters, leading and trailing blanks, and the following special characters ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( )  + | ` = \ ;  " ' < > ? , [  ] { } / anywhere in the name.
   3. Click Save.

   Modify an attribute

   Attention: Ensure that the modification does not affect a current policy or configuration. If you modify an attribute that is in-use, the policy or configuration that uses the attribute might stop working.

   1. Click .
   2. Complete the properties for the attribute.
      Note: The attribute name must begin with an alphabetic character. Do not use control characters, leading and trailing blanks, and the following special characters ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( )  + | ` = \ ;  " ' < > ? , [  ] { } / anywhere in the name.
   3. Click Save.

   Delete an attribute

   1. Select an attribute or press and hold the Ctrl key and select multiple attributes to remove.
   2. Click . Confirm the deletion. Click OK to continue or click Cancel.

      The attribute is removed.

5. When you add, modify or delete an attribute, a message indicates that there are changes to deploy. If you are finished with the changes, deploy them.

   For more information, see Deploying pending changes.