Nightfall Documentation
  • Data Detection and Response
  • Posture Management
  • Data Exfiltration Prevention
  • Data Encryption
  • Firewall for AI
  • Data Classification and Discovery
  • Welcome to Nightfall Documentation
  • Release Notes
    • Release Notes 2025
    • Release Notes 2021-2024
  • Introduction
    • Why Cloud DLP?
    • Introduction to Nightfall
    • Nightfall Overview
    • Cloud-native DLP vs. CASB
    • How Nightfall Works
    • Reasons to Choose Nightfall
    • Benefits of Nightfall
  • Compliance
    • How Nightfall Fits into Compliance Frameworks
    • ISO 27001 Compliance + DLP
    • SOC 2 Compliance + DLP
    • PCI Compliance + DLP
    • PHI Detector - More on Nightfall's HIPAA Compliance Detector
  • Getting Started
    • Installing Nightfall
  • Nightfall Detection Platform
    • Overview
    • Detectors
    • Choosing a Nightfall Detector
      • Compliance Use Cases
      • Data Protection Use Cases
    • Nightfall Detector Glossary
      • Secrets Detection
    • Creating Custom Detectors
      • Creating Dictionary Detector
      • Create File Type Detector
      • Create File Fingerprint Detector
      • Create Regular Expression Detector
      • Extend a Nightfall Detector
    • Create Detection Rules
    • Detection Platform Overview
    • Evaluating Detection
    • Creating Policies
      • Selecting Integration
      • Scope of the Policy
      • Detection Rules
      • Advanced Settings
      • Name and Risk Score
    • Historical Scan Detection Rules
    • Regex Library
    • Detection Platform FAQs
      • How can I reduce false positives in my findings?
      • What do different “Confidence Levels” mean?
      • What file types will Nightfall scan for sensitive data? What are the limitations?
      • How do I use Context Rules?
      • How do I use Exclusion Rules?
      • Does Nightfall have a regex library I can choose from?
      • Why does Nightfall sometimes miss to report SSN, credit card number, and so on?
      • Why does the Password Detector Report False Positive Zoom Password Findings?
  • Nightfall Detection & Policy Templates
    • Detection Rules
    • Nightfall Sample Data Sets
  • Dashboard and Events
    • Nightfall Dashboard
    • Sensitive Data Protection Events
      • Filtering Events
      • Event Filter Operators
      • Applying Actions on Events
      • Applying Bulk Actions on Events
      • Event Status
      • Deduplication and Automatic Resolution of Events
  • Setting up Alert Platforms
    • Nightfall Alert Platforms
    • Setting up Slack as an Alert Platform
    • Setting up Jira as an Alert Platform
    • Setting up MS Teams as an Alert Platform
  • Operationalizing Nightfall DLP
    • Playbook
    • Informing & Coaching Business Users
    • Alert Management Guiding Principles
    • Integrating with Security Tools
      • Integrating with SIEM
        • Integrating with Microsoft Sentinel
      • Creating Dashboards for Nightfall Alerts in Splunk
      • Creating Dashboards for Nightfall Alerts in Sumo Logic
      • Sending Alerts to Microsoft Teams
    • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for End-Users
  • Nightfall Integrations
  • Nightfall for Slack
    • Nightfall for Slack: Quick Start
    • Getting Started With Nightfall for Slack
      • Requirements
        • Requirements for Nightfall DLP for Slack Enterprise
        • Requirements for Nightfall DLP for Slack Pro and Slack Business+
      • Installing Nightfall for Slack
        • Installing Nightfall DLP for Slack Enterprise
        • Installing Nightfall DLP for Slack Pro and Business+
    • Configure Alerts for Slack
    • Configuring Policies for Slack Pro and the Slack Business+ Editions
      • Slack Pro and Business+ App Selection
      • Configure Scope for Slack Pro and Slack Business+
      • Configure Detection Rules for Slack Pro and Slack Business+
      • Configure Automated Actions in Slack Pro and Slack Business+
      • Configure Advanced Settings in Slack Pro and Slack Business+
      • Risk Configuration in Slack DLP for Slack Pro and Slack Business+ Editions
      • Manage Events for Slack
    • Configuring Policies for the Slack Enterprise Edition
      • Slack App Selection
      • Configure Scope for Slack Enterprise
      • Select Detection Rules for Slack Enterprise
      • Configure Automated Actions in Slack Enterprise
      • Configure Advanced Settings for Slack Enterprise
      • Risk Configuration for Slack Enterprise
      • Manage Events for Slack Enterprise
    • FAQs
      • Can I redact sensitive message content in Slack?
      • Nightfall for Slack Pro vs Enterprise
        • Upgrading from Slack Pro to Enterprise
      • Can we customize the alert messages sent in Slack?
      • Can I Disable Detection in Private Channels or DMs?
      • What types of channels does Nightfall scan? Does Nightfall scan shared channels?
      • I am unable to view a sensitive message or file from the Nightfall alert channel.
      • Upon Slack installation, why am I seeing a 400 error mentioning a "Restricted Action"?
      • I send a sensitive message, edit it, and then admin applies the Redact action. What is the outcome?
      • How do I re-install Nightfall DLP for Slack Pro Edition?
      • How do I re-install Nightfall DLP for Slack Enterprise Edition?
  • Nightfall for GitHub
    • Getting Started
      • Requirements
      • Install Nightfall for GitHub
      • Configure Alerts for GitHub
    • Configure Policies for GitHub
      • GitHub App Selection
      • Configure Scope for GitHub
        • Use Regular Expressions to Exclude GitHub Directories
      • Configure Detection Rules for GitHub
      • Configure Advanced Settings for GitHub
      • Configure Risk Score for GitHub
    • Manage GitHub Events
    • Remediation on Nightfall for Github
  • NIGHTFALL FOR GOOGLE DRIVE
    • Getting Started
      • Requirements
      • Install Nightfall for Google Drive
      • Enable Google Drive Labels
      • Configure Alerts for Google Drive
    • Configure Policies for Google Drive
      • Google Drive App Selection
      • Configure Scope for Google Drive
      • Configure Detection Rules for Google Drive
      • Configure Advanced Settings for Google Drive
      • Risk Score for Google Drive
      • Manage Google Drive Events
  • Nightfall for Confluence
    • Getting Started
    • Install Nightfall for Confluence
      • Configure Alerts for Confluence
    • Configuring Policies for Confluence
      • Confluence App Selection
      • Configure Scope for Confluence
      • Configure Detection Rules for Confluence
      • Configure Advanced Settings for Confluence
      • Configure Risk Score for Confluence
      • Manage Confluence Events
    • FAQs
      • Page Restrictions
  • Nightfall for jira
    • Getting Started
    • Install Nightfall for Jira
      • Configuring Alerts for Jira
    • Configure Policies in Nightfall for Jira
      • Jira App Selection
      • Configure Scope in Nightfall for JIRA
      • Select Detection Rules in Nightfall for JIRA
      • Configuring Advanced Settings in Nightfall for JIRA
      • Configure Risk Score for Jira
      • Manage Jira Events
  • Nightfall for Microsoft 365
    • Getting Started
      • Microsoft 365 Requirements
      • Setting up Directory Sync
      • Setting up Microsoft Tenant
        • Update App Selection for a Registered Tenant
    • Nightfall for OneDrive
      • Configure Alerts for OneDrive
      • Nightfall Policies for OneDrive
        • OneDrive App Selection
        • Configure Scope for OneDrive
        • Configure Detection Rules for OneDrive
        • Configure Advanced Settings for OneDrive
        • Risk Score for OneDrive Policies
        • Manage OneDrive Events
    • Nightfall for Microsoft Teams
      • Configure Alerts for Microsoft Teams
      • Configure Policies for Microsoft Teams
        • Select Integration in Microsoft Teams
        • Configure Scope for Microsoft teams
          • Scope for Personal Chats
          • Scope for MS Teams Channels
        • Configure Detection Rules in Microsoft Teams DLP
        • Configure Advanced Settings in Microsoft Teams
        • Risk Score in Microsoft Teams Policies
        • Manage Microsoft Teams Events
  • Nightfall for Gmail
    • Overview
    • Install Nightfall DLP for Gmail
      • Configure Content Compliance Rules
        • Create Content Compliance Rule - Monitoring
        • Configure Content Compliance Rule - Quarantine
        • Configure Routing Rules - SMTP Relay Settings
    • Configure Alerts for Gmail
    • Nightfall Policies for Gmail
      • Gmail App Selection
      • Configure Scope for Gmail
      • Configure Detection Rules for Gmail
      • Configure Advanced Settings for Gmail
      • Configure Risk Score for Gmail
      • Manage Gmail Events
    • Remediation on Nightfall for Gmail
  • Nightfall For Salesforce
    • Overview
    • Getting Started
      • Install Nightfall DLP for Salesforce
      • Upgrade Nightfall DLP for Salesforce
      • Configure Alerts for Salesforce
    • Nightfall Policies for Salesforce
      • Salesforce App Selection
      • Configure Scope for Salesforce
      • Configure Detection Rules for Salesforce
      • Configure Advanced Settings for Salesforce
      • Risk Score for Salesforce
      • Manage Salesforce Events
    • FAQs
  • Nightfall for Zendesk
    • Getting Started
      • Requirements
      • Install Nightfall DLP for Zendesk
      • Configure Alerts for Zendesk
    • Configure Policies for Zendesk
      • Zendesk App Selection
      • Configure Scope for Zendesk
      • Configure Detection Rules for Zendesk DLP
      • Configure Advanced Settings in Zendesk
      • Risk Score for Zendesk
      • Manage Zendesk Events
  • Nightfall for Notion
    • Getting Started
      • Requirements
      • Steps
    • Install Nightfall for Notion
      • Verification of Notion Installation
    • Configure Alerts for Notion
    • Configure Policies for Notion
      • Notion App Selection
      • Configure Detection Rules for Notion
      • Configure Advanced Settings for Notion
      • Risk Score for Notion
      • Manage Notion Events
  • NIGHTFALL FOR Generative AI Applications
    • Overview
    • Install Nightfall for GenAI apps
      • Install Nightfall DLP on Individual Devices
      • Install Nightfall DLP Across Organization
    • Configure Alerts for GenAI apps
    • Creating GenAI Policies from Nightfall Console
      • AI Apps Selection
      • Configure Detection Rules for AI Apps
      • Configure Advanced Settings for AI Apps
      • Risk Score for AI Apps
    • Nightfall Browser Plugin Deployment Guide
    • GenAI Safe Usage and Data Protection Policy
  • Developer Section
    • Nightfall Firewall for AI
    • Nightfall Playground
  • Settings
    • Users and Roles
      • Authentication Options
    • Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
      • Security Analyst Role
      • Policy Manager Role
      • Security Events Manager Role
      • Security Operations Manager Role
      • System Administrator Role
    • Directory Sync
      • Add Microsoft Entra ID to Nightfall
      • Google Workspace Directory Service
      • Add Okta to Nightfall
    • Custom Branding
    • Customer Referral Program
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
    • How long does it take to deploy Nightfall?
    • How do I deploy Nightfall?
    • What are some unique points about Nightfall that I should know?
    • Which languages does Nightfall support?
    • How does Nightfall yield time savings for my team?
    • Nightfall vs Legacy DLP: What's the difference?
    • How does Nightfall make my organization more secure?
    • Nightfall vs CASB: What's the difference?
    • Nightfall vs E-Discovery: What's the difference?
    • How does Nightfall classify data?
    • What types of data does Nightfall classify?
    • Does Nightfall scan unstructured data?
    • Does Nightfall require data to be already tagged?
    • How do I learn more about and test out Nightfall?
    • Using Service Accounts with Nightfall
    • Which permissions are required for each integration?
    • Where can I find active user counts for each SaaS application protected by Nightfall?
    • In the Atlassian Marketplace, why does it show that the Nightfall app is not approved in security?
    • How can I estimate the data volume that Nightfall needs to scan?
    • How can I check the Platform Status of Nightfall
  • Login to Nightfall
  • Contact Nightfall
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  1. Nightfall for Gmail
  2. Nightfall Policies for Gmail

Configure Advanced Settings for Gmail

Learn how to configure the advanced settings section in Nightfall policies created for the Gmail DLP.

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This stage allows you to select notification channels if a policy violation occurs. The notification alerts are sent at two levels.

Admin Alerting

The alert configurations configured in this section describe the process of creating alerts at the policy level. Policy-level alerts apply only to the policy on which they are configured. To configure an alert on all the Gmail policies, you must configure alerts at the integration level. To learn more about how to configure integration-level policies for the Gmail integration, read .

The steps to configure alert channels for policy-level integration are the same as in the case of integration-level alerts. You can refer to for steps.

Automated Actions

Automated actions allow you to configure automated remediation actions when sensitive data is found in an Email. Nightfall supports two automated actions for Gmail DLP.

  • Block: The Block action blocks the Email and prevents it from being sent to the recipient. The sender receives a notification email that states that their Email was not sent to the recipient.

  • Quarantine Email: The quarantine action guarantees the email which has sensitive data. A Nightfall admin can review the quarantined Email to check if data is sensitive and then take a call as to whether the Email must be sent to the recipient or blocked permanently.

  • Encrypt Email: The encrypt action securely encrypts the contents of the email. When the encryption action is applied a new Event is created in the Nightfall Encryption Events page.

If you enable the encryption action, additionally you can also configure the expiration time for the email. The recipient cannot view the email after the expiration of the time.

If you do not enable any of the automated actions, the Email with sensitive data is sent to the recipient. Nightfall recommends that you enable at least one of the automated actions.

Conflict Management in Automated Actions

Conflicts can arise in two main scenarios:

  1. All the automated actions are configured in a single policy.

  2. Multiple policies with different automated actions were violated simultaneously within the same file, message or record.

When conflicts occur, Nightfall implements the most severe automated action. The priority order to manage conflicts in Gmail is as follows.

  1. Encryption

  2. Block

  3. Quarantine

If you create three policies and enable the encrypt action in first policy, Block in second policy, and Quarantine in the third policy, and if all of the 3 policies are violated, in this case, the encrypt action is enabled on the Event (and not Block or Quarantine).

Also, if you delete the first policy in which the encrypt action is enabled, and then if both the remaining policies are violated, the Block action is enabled (and not Quarantine).

If you enable all the three actions in a single policy, and if the policy is violated, the encryption action is applied.

End-User Notification

This section allows you to configure notifications to be sent to the end user whose actions triggered the violation.

Custom Message

Automation

The automation settings allow you to send notifications to end users. You can select one or both the notification methods. You must first turn on the toggle switch to use the automation option. The automation notification channels are as follows

  • Email: This option sends an Email to the user who sent the email with sensitive data.

  • Slack: This option sends a Slack message to the Gmail user who sent the email with sensitive data.

End-User Remediation

End-user remediation (also known as Human Firewall) allows you to configure remediation measures that end users can take, when a violation is detected on their Gmail Emails. You must turn on the toggle switch to use this option. End-users receive the remediation actions in an Email as an action item. The available actions in that Email depend upon the actions that you select in this section. The various available remediation actions for end-users are as follows.

  • Report as False Positive with Business Justification: This option allows end users to report false positive alerts and provide a business justification as to why the alert is considered to be false positive.

  • Report as False Positive: This option allows end users to report false positive alerts.

When end-users report alerts as false positive, you can choose the resolution method to be either Automatic or manual.

If end-users do not take any remediation action, you can set the frequency at which they must receive the notifications to take action.

To learn more about how automated actions impact the end-user and Nightfall admin, see .

Enter a custom message to be sent to the end user. This message is sent in an Email. You can modify the default message provided by Nightfall and draft your message. The total character length allowed is 1000 characters. You can also add hyperlinks in the custom message. The syntax is <link | text >. For example, to hyperlink with the text Nightfall website, you must write < | Nightfall website>.

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