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New-SensitiveInformationScanRule

This cmdlet is available only in Security & Compliance PowerShell. For more information, see Security & Compliance PowerShell.

Use the New-SensitiveInformationScan cmdlet to create sensitive information scan rules.

For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Exchange cmdlet syntax.

Syntax

Default (Default)

New-SensitiveInformationScanRule
    [-Name] <String>
    -Policy <PolicyIdParameter>
    -Workload <PolicyConfiguration.Workload>
    [-Comment <String>]
    [-Confirm]
    [-ContentCreatedOrUpdatedDateFrom <System.DateTime>]
    [-ContentCreatedOrUpdatedDateTo <System.DateTime>]
    [-ContentExtensionMatchesWords <MultiValuedProperty>]
    [-ContentPropertyContainsWords <MultiValuedProperty>]
    [-ExceptIfContentExtensionMatchesWords <MultiValuedProperty>]
    [-ExceptIfContentPropertyContainsWords <MultiValuedProperty>]
    [-StartImpactAssessment <Boolean>]
    [-WhatIf]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

To use this cmdlet in Security & Compliance PowerShell, you need to be assigned permissions. For more information, see Permissions in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal.

Examples

Example 1

New-SensitiveInformationScan "SharePoint scan" -SharePointLocation All

New-SensitiveInformationScanRule "SharePoint scan rule" -ContentExtensionMatchesWords "pdf", "docx" -Policy "SharePoint scan" -Workload SharePoint

This example creates a scan for all SharePoint sites scoped to pdf and docx files only. Use the New-SensitiveInformationScanRule only in combination with New-SensitiveInformationScan.

Parameters

-Comment

Applicable: Security & Compliance

The Comment parameter specifies an optional comment. If you specify a value that contains spaces, enclose the value in quotation marks ("), for example: "This is an admin note".

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Confirm

Applicable: Security & Compliance

The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on if the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding.

  • Destructive cmdlets (for example, Remove-* cmdlets) have a built-in pause that forces you to acknowledge the command before proceeding. For these cmdlets, you can skip the confirmation prompt by using this exact syntax: -Confirm:$false.
  • Most other cmdlets (for example, New-* and Set-* cmdlets) don't have a built-in pause. For these cmdlets, specifying the Confirm switch without a value introduces a pause that forces you acknowledge the command before proceeding.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:cf

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-ContentCreatedOrUpdatedDateFrom

Applicable: Security & Compliance

The ContentCreatedOrUpdatedDateFrom parameter specifies the earliest modification date-time of files that are considered in scope of this scan.

To specify a date/time value for this parameter, use either of the following options:

  • Specify the date/time value in UTC: For example, "2021-05-06 14:30:00z".
  • Specify the date/time value as a formula that converts the date/time in your local time zone to UTC: For example, (Get-Date "5/6/2021 9:30 AM").ToUniversalTime(). For more information, see Get-Date.

Parameter properties

Type:System.DateTime
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-ContentCreatedOrUpdatedDateTo

Applicable: Security & Compliance

The ContentCreatedOrUpdatedDateTo parameter specifies the latest modification date-time of files that are considered in scope of this scan.

To specify a date/time value for this parameter, use either of the following options:

  • Specify the date/time value in UTC: For example, "2021-05-06 14:30:00z".
  • Specify the date/time value as a formula that converts the date/time in your local time zone to UTC: For example, (Get-Date "5/6/2021 9:30 AM").ToUniversalTime(). For more information, see Get-Date.

Parameter properties

Type:System.DateTime
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-ContentExtensionMatchesWords

Applicable: Security & Compliance

The ContentExtensionMatchesWords parameter specifies a condition for the rule that looks for words in file extensions. You can specify multiple words separated by commas. Irrespective of the original file type, this predicate matches based on the extension that is present in the name of the file.

Parameter properties

Type:MultiValuedProperty
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-ContentPropertyContainsWords

Applicable: Security & Compliance

The ContentPropertyContainsWords parameter specifies a condition for the rule that's based on a property match in content. The rule is applied to content that contains the specified property.

This parameter accepts values in the format: "Property1:Value1,Value2","Property2:Value3,Value4",..."PropertyN:ValueN,ValueN".

Parameter properties

Type:MultiValuedProperty
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-ExceptIfContentExtensionMatchesWords

Applicable: Security & Compliance

The ExceptIfContentExtensionMatchesWords parameter specifies an exception for the rule that looks for words in file extensions. You can specify multiple words separated by commas. Irrespective of what the original file type is, this predicate matches based on the extension that is present in the name of the file.

Parameter properties

Type:MultiValuedProperty
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-ExceptIfContentPropertyContainsWords

Applicable: Security & Compliance

The ExceptIfContentPropertyContainsWords parameter specifies an exception for the rule that's based on a property match in content. The rule is not applied to content that contains the specified property.

This parameter accepts values in the format: "Property1:Value1,Value2","Property2:Value3,Value4",..."PropertyN:ValueN,ValueN".

Parameter properties

Type:MultiValuedProperty
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Name

Applicable: Security & Compliance

The Name parameter specifes the unique rule name for the scan. If the value contains spaces, enclose the value in quotation marks.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:0
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Policy

Applicable: Security & Compliance

The Policy parameter specifies the name of the parent scan policy for this rule. If the value contains spaces, enclose the value in quotation marks.

Parameter properties

Type:PolicyIdParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-StartImpactAssessment

Applicable: Security & Compliance

The StartImpactAssessment parameter specifies whether to start a scan estimation. Valid values are:

  • $true: Start an scan estimation by default.
  • $false: Prevent starting scan estimation by default.

Parameter properties

Type:Boolean
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-WhatIf

Applicable: Security & Compliance

The WhatIf switch doesn't work in Security & Compliance PowerShell.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:wi

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Workload

Applicable: Security & Compliance

The Workload parameter specifies the workload. Valid values are:

  • Applications
  • AuditAlerting
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • AzureBatch
  • Copilot
  • DynamicScope
  • EndpointDevices
  • Exchange
  • ExchangeOnPremises
  • Intune
  • ModernGroup
  • OneDriveForBusiness
  • OnPremisesScanner
  • PowerBI
  • PublicFolder
  • SharePoint
  • SharePointOnPremises
  • Skype
  • Substrate
  • Teams
  • ThirdPartyApps
  • UnifiedAuditAzure

This value appears in the LogicalWorkload property in the output of the Get-SensitiveInformationScanRule cmdlet.

Parameter properties

Type:PolicyConfiguration.Workload
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.