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    Custom File Classification Module

    Custom File Classification Module

    Custom File Classification (CFC) module is designed to retrieve files from configured sources and train the custom classifier configured on the Netskope Tenant.

    The module is designed exclusively for deployment within Standalone containers on RHEL and Ubuntu systems and is not supported on medium stack instances or high-availability (HA) clusters. These deployment restrictions are now enforced.
    For optimal operation, the Custom File Classification module should be utilized in an isolated environment. Enabling the Custom File Classification module precludes the simultaneous use of additional modules.
    To enable the Custom File Classification module, you must first disable CLS, CTO, CTE and CRE (if enabled) modules by navigating to Settings > General. The CLS, CTO, CTE and CRE modules are not supported simultaneously with Exact Data Match or Custom File Classification.

    Important

    For existing deployments undergoing upgrade or migration, the current state of the Custom File Classification module is preserved. If the module is already enabled, it will remain enabled after the upgrade. However, once the Custom File Classification module is disabled on Medium stack or HA deployments, it cannot be re-enabled.

    In Cloud Exchange, go to Settings > General and enable the Custom File Classification (CFC) module.

    Click play to learn how to set up the Custom File Classification module.

     

    Custom File Classification Global Settings

    Only write-access users of Cloud Exchange can change the Custom File Classification settings.

    1. Go to Settings > Custom File Classification. Sensitive metadata collected from different sources are preserved for 7 days, by default. The file metadata that are older than the number of days specified will be deleted during the automatic cleanup.
    2. You can change the time duration to keep the metadata per your requirements. When finished, click Save. 
    • Configure 3rd-party Custom File Classification Plugins
    • Configure your Netskope Tenant for Custom File Classification File Hash Sharing
    • Manage Custom File Classification Business Rules
    • Configure Custom File Classification Sharing
    • CFC Sharing and Upload Management
    • View Configured Custom File Classification Plugins
    • Update Configured Custom File Classification Plugins
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