Requirements for Nightfall DLP for Slack Enterprise

Understand the requirements for Nightfall DLP for Slack Enterprise.

Ensure the following requirements are fulfilled before you get started.

  • You must enable the Slack Discovery API before getting started with Nightfall. You can confirm or request this by writing to Slack at [email protected]envelope.

  • A service account with appropriate Slack permissions is required.

    • For Slack Enterprise Grid plans, an Org Owner is required and must be a member of at least one of the workspaces. Org Primary Owner is not required.

    • For Slack Enterprise Select plans, a Workspace Owner is required. Workspace Primary Owner is not required.

  • The Channel Management permission for “People who can create Private channels” must be set to “Everyone, plus Multi-Channel Guests (default)”. See thisarrow-up-right article for instructions on how to check and set this permission. Once you have completed the installation, you can revert the permission to its original setting.

  • While not a requirement for installation, in order for Nightfall to scan edits in direct messages, Slack’s Retention Policy must be set to “Keep all messages, including revision history.” Please review thisarrow-up-right article for information on configuring this policy.

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