WDAC File Rule Level: FileName
2026-05-02
The FileName rule level in WDAC App Control for Business allows or denies execution based on metadata embedded in the file's PE VERSIONINFO resource — not base
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WDAC File Rule Level: FilePath
2026-05-02
The FilePath rule level in WDAC App Control for Business allows execution of any code located at a specified filesystem path — without checking what that code a
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WDAC File Rule Level: FilePublisher
2026-05-02
FilePublisher is the gold standard rule level for most enterprise WDAC deployments. It offers the optimal balance between specificity and maintainability — tigh
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WDAC File Rule Level: Hash
2026-05-02
The Hash rule level in Windows Defender Application Control is the most granular and cryptographically precise rule level available. A Hash rule allows or deni
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WDAC File Rule Level: LeafCertificate
2026-05-02
The LeafCertificate rule level trusts files based on the end-entity certificate that was used to directly sign those files. This is the actual code-signing cer
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WDAC File Rule Level: PcaCertificate
2026-05-02
The PcaCertificate rule level in Windows Defender Application Control trusts files based on the intermediate Certificate Authority certificate that sits betwee
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WDAC File Rule Level: Publisher
2026-05-02
The Publisher rule level is one of the most practical and widely used certificate-based trust levels in Windows Defender Application Control , also known as App
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WDAC File Rule Level: RootCertificate
2026-05-02
> CRITICAL: The RootCertificate level is NOT SUPPORTED in App Control for Business . This document explains why, what happens if you try to use it, and what you
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