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App Control: Does Updating the Rules Installer on the Console Result in a Cache Consistency Check on the Endpoints?

App Control: Does Updating the Rules Installer on the Console Result in a Cache Consistency Check on the Endpoints?

Environment

  • App Control Server: All Supported Versions
  • App Control Rules Installer: All Supported Versions

Question

Does updating the Rules Installer on the App Control Server result in a Cache Consistency Check on the endpoints?

Answer

Yes, the Rules Installer typically contains Yara Rule updates that must be pushed to the Agents. These Yara Rule updates will require a Cache Consistency Check (CC3) in order for the new Yara Rules to be correctly applied to existing files on the endpoint.

Additional Notes

  • The CC3 will scan all files on the endpoint and apply the new Yara Rules against all existing files. This is similar to the Initialization process on the endpoints.
  • The CC3 should not be avoided entirely, and must be run in order for the new Rules to be applied on existing files.
  • If necessary the CC3 could be delayed by temporarily using the agent_config value: cc3_on_yara_rule_change=0

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