Add a legacy exception rule for cloud workloads - Learn how to use Cortex XDR Legacy Exception rules to configure an exception to prevention and protection modules on cloud workloads for selected profiles. - Administrator Guide - Cortex XDR - Cortex - Security Operations

Cortex XDR 5.x Documentation

Product
Cortex XDR
License
XDR + Cloud
Creation date
2025-07-13
Last date published
2026-06-11
Category
Administrator Guide
Abstract

Learn how to use Cortex XDR Legacy Exception rules to configure an exception to prevention and protection modules on cloud workloads for selected profiles.

Legacy Exception rules enable you to configure an exception to prevention and protection modules on workloads for selected profiles.

Items included in allow lists may continue to generate Cortex XDR security events. If you want to exclude event reporting, configure this on the Issue Exclusions page (SettingsException ConfigurationsIssue Exclusions).

  1. Select Cases & IssuesIssues.

  2. Locate an issue from which you can create an exception rule, and right-click it.

  3. Select Manage IssueCreate Issue Exception.

  4. Select the items that you want to be included in the exception rule:

    • Domain: The domain to be excluded by the rule. For example, google.com

    • Path: The path to files or folders to be excluded by the rule.

    • User-Agent: The application's User-Agent ID to be excluded by the rule. For example, a User-Agent ID for the curl application could be curl/7.68.0

    • IP address: The IP address to be excluded by the rule.

  5. Select an option for Exception Scope:

    • Global: Apply the exception rule globally for all workloads.

    • Profile: Apply the rule only to workloads mapped to the profile selected in the next step.

  6. If you selected Profile, select a profile from the Exception Profile Name list.

  7. Click Create.

    Your rule is created, and can be viewed at the following location: SettingsExceptions ConfigurationLegacy Agent Exceptions.