#Pre-defined Policy Templates

Click View templates from the left navigation to explore our pre-defined policy templates. On each policy template card, you can find the template name, description, the object types it applies to, and the number of rules included. Clicking a policy template card will open the policy template window where you can find detailed rules available for this template.

The sections below describe how to reuse a policy template and list the available tenant-level policy templates.

#Reuse a Policy Template

To reuse a policy template, select a policy template card. Click Continue to proceed to the Create policy page, where you can review and edit the template's general information, rules, and settings. Once complete, assign the policy to a scope to monitor the relevant objects.

#Policy Template

One pre-defined policy template is available for tenant-level policies: Exchange Online Protection. The following section describes this template and lists the rules it includes.

#Exchange Online Protection

Use this policy template to get started with our recommended rules for fully securing data within your Exchange Online.

The following table lists the rules included in this policy.

Rule Name	Rule Description
Control Mailbox Auditing for All Users	Control whether to enable mailbox auditing for all users.
Rich-Text Format Restriction	Restrict the rich-text format in emails to prevent malformed emails sending to other users.
Control Anonymous Calendar Sharing	Control whether users are allowed to share their calendars with anonymous users outside the organization.
Shared Mailbox Sign-In Restriction	Control whether to allow users to sign in to the shared mailboxes by their associated user accounts.
Control Focused Inbox	Control whether to enable the focused inbox view for users.
Control Exchange Online PowerShell Access for Non-administrators	Control Exchange Online PowerShell access for non-administrators.
Bypass Spam Filtering Rule Restriction	Restrict users from creating the mail flow rule to skip spam filtering when receiving emails from specific domains.
DKIM Signature Enforcement	Sign emails with DKIM (Domain Keys Identified Mail) signatures for your domains to help recipients ensure the identities of senders.
Control Sending Emails from Aliases	Control whether users are allowed to send emails from aliases.
Automatic Forwarding Restriction	Restrict users from auto-forwarding emails.
Deleted Item Retention Period Enforcement	Set the retention period that permanently deleted mailbox items are kept in the Recoverable Items folder.
Control Plus Addressing	Control whether users can use plus addressing to quickly create custom email addresses based on their standard email addresses.
Legacy Email Protocols Restriction	Restrict the use of legacy email protocols, including POP, SMTP, and IMAP protocols, to prevent password spray attacks that may breach mailboxes in your tenants.
Message Size Restriction	Restrict the maximum size for messages sent and received by mailboxes.
Outlook External Email Tag Enforcement	Choose whether to add tags to external emails in Outlook to help users identify emails from external senders.