Set-InformationBarrierPolicy

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

Use the Set-InformationBarrierPolicy cmdlet to modify information barrier policies in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal.

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

Syntax

Set-InformationBarrierPolicy
   -Identity <PolicyIdParameter>
   [-SegmentsAllowed <MultiValuedProperty>]
   [-Comment <String>]
   [-Confirm]
   [-Force]
   [-State <EopInformationBarrierPolicyState>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Set-InformationBarrierPolicy
   -Identity <PolicyIdParameter>
   [-SegmentAllowedFilter <String>]
   [-Comment <String>]
   [-Confirm]
   [-Force]
   [-State <EopInformationBarrierPolicyState>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Set-InformationBarrierPolicy
   -Identity <PolicyIdParameter>
   [-SegmentsBlocked <MultiValuedProperty>]
   [-Comment <String>]
   [-Confirm]
   [-Force]
   [-State <EopInformationBarrierPolicyState>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Information barrier policies are not in effect until you set them to active status, and then apply the policies:

For more information, see Information barrier policies.

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

Set-InformationBarrierPolicy -Identity 43c37853-ea10-4b90-a23d-ab8c93772471 -State Active

This example activates the specified inactive information barrier policy.

Parameters

-Comment

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".

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Security & Compliance

-Confirm

This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:cf
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Security & Compliance

-Force

The Force switch hides warning or confirmation messages. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

You can use this switch to run tasks programmatically where prompting for administrative input is inappropriate.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Security & Compliance

-Identity

The Identity parameter specifies the information barrier policy that you want to modify. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the policy. For example:

  • Name
  • Distinguished name (DN)
  • GUID
Type:PolicyIdParameter
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Security & Compliance

-SegmentAllowedFilter

This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Security & Compliance

-SegmentsAllowed

The SegmentsAllowed parameter specifies the segments that are allowed to communicate with the segment in this policy (users defined by the AssignedSegment parameter). Only these specified segments can communicate with the segment in this policy.

You identify the segment by its Name value. If the value contains spaces, enclose the value in quotation marks ("). You can specify multiple segments separated by commas ("Segment1","Segment2",..."SegmentN").

You can't use this parameter with the SegmentsBlocked parameter.

Type:MultiValuedProperty
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Security & Compliance

-SegmentsBlocked

The SegmentsBlocked parameter specifies the segments that aren't allowed to communicate with the segment in this policy (users defined by the AssignedSegment parameter). You can specify multiple segments separated by commas ("Segment1","Segment2",..."SegmentN").

You identify the segment by its Name value. If the value contains spaces, enclose the value in quotation marks ("). You can specify multiple segments separated by commas ("Segment1","Segment2",..."SegmentN").

You can't use this parameter with the SegmentsAllowed parameter.

Type:MultiValuedProperty
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Security & Compliance

-State

The State parameter specifies whether the information barrier policy is active or inactive. Valid values are:

  • Active
  • Inactive
Type:EopInformationBarrierPolicyState
Accepted values:Inactive, Active
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Security & Compliance

-WhatIf

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

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:wi
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Security & Compliance