Invalid Access Rules Notification

This article explains the notification Anchor users will receive when they are not following a file's access fules.

You will learn:

1. What access rules are.
   
2. What the "Invalid Access Rules" notification means.
   
3. Which available access rules can be placed on files.
   
4. How to view a file's access rules.
   

What are access rules?

Access rules are criteria that must be satisfied to gain access to content. Rules are dynamically placed on new and existing files which significantly reduce time managing access controls.

If you get an 'Invalid Access Rules' notification, this means that you are not following one or more of the access rules that are required for consuming protected content. For example, the file might have an access rule that it can only be consumed within a certain geographic area. If you are attempting to access the content outside of this designated area, then you would not be satisfying the access rules and would be unable to consume the content. 

List of rules that can be placed on content

Rule	Description
Organization	(Default) Machine must be part of the data owning organization
WIFI	Data can only be consumed under a specific SSID
IP Address	Data can only be consumed under a defined IP range
Bluetooth	File access tied the presence of specific Bluetooth devices
Geo-fencing	User must be within a defined geographical boundary to consume content
Active Directory – Status	User must be an active account within the data owning organization
Active Directory – Username	Restrict access to specific active directory users
Active Directory – User group	Restrict access to the members of AD group

Viewing Rules

To view a file's rules, right-click the file, scroll down to the Anchor menu, and click on 'Show Access Rules.' 

Users with access can edit a file's available access rules. For more information on editing a file's access rules, watch the following video.

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