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The NOT checkbox negates the criteria inside the property. According to the Forescout Administration Guide, when the NOT checkbox is selected on a policy condition criteria, it reverses the logic of that specific criterion evaluation.​

Understanding the NOT Operator in Policy Conditions:

In Forescout policy configuration, the NOT operator is a Boolean logic operator that inverts the result of the property evaluation. When you select the NOT checkbox:

Logical Inversion - The condition is evaluated normally, and then the result is inverted

Criteria Negation - If a criteria would normally match an endpoint, selecting NOT causes it NOT to match

Property-Level Operation - The NOT operator applies specifically to that individual property/criterion, not to the entire rule​

Example of NOT Logic:

Without NOT:

Condition: "Windows Antivirus Running = True"

Result: Matches endpoints that HAVE antivirus running

With NOT:

Condition: "NOT (Windows Antivirus Running = True)"

Result: Matches endpoints that DO NOT have antivirus running

NOT vs. "Evaluate Irresolvable As":

According to the documentation, the NOT operator and "Evaluate Irresolvable As" are independent settings:​

NOT operator - Negates/inverts the criteria evaluation itself

"Evaluate Irresolvable As" - Defines what happens when a property CANNOT be resolved (is irresolvable)

These serve different purposes:

NOT determines what value to match

Evaluate Irresolvable As determines how to handle unresolvable properties

Handling Irresolvable Criteria:

According to the administration guide documentation:​

"If you do not select the Evaluate irresolvable criteria as option, the criteria is handled as irresolvable and the endpoint does not undergo further analysis."

The "Evaluate Irresolvable As" checkbox allows you to define whether an irresolvable property should be treated as True or False when the property value cannot be determined. This is independent of the NOT checkbox.​

Why Other Options Are Incorrect:

A. The NOT checkbox means the "Evaluate Irresolvable as" should be set to True - Incorrect; NOT and Evaluate Irresolvable As are independent settings

B. The external NOT does not change the meaning of "evaluate irresolvable as" - While technically true that NOT doesn't change the Evaluate Irresolvable setting, the answer doesn't explain what NOT actually does

C. Has no effect on irresolvable hosts - Incorrect; NOT negates the criterion logic regardless of whether it's resolvable

E. The NOT checkbox means the "Evaluate Irresolvable as" should be set to False - Incorrect; NOT and Evaluate Irresolvable As are independent

Policy Condition Structure:

According to the documentation, a policy condition consists of:​

Property criteria combined with Boolean logic operators

Individual criterion settings including NOT operator

Irresolvable handling options that are separate from the NOT operator

Referenced Documentation:

Forescout Administration Guide - Define policy scope​

Forescout eyeSight policy sub-rule advanced options​

Handling Irresolvable Criteria section​

Working with Policy Conditions

Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract of Forescout Platform Administration and Deployment:

According to the Forescout Upgrade Guide and System Backup documentation, Policies are included in System backups.​

What System Backups Include:

According to the official documentation:​

"Each backup saves all Forescout Platform device and Console settings. This data includes the following:

Configuration

License

Operating System settings

Policies

Profiles

Reports

Administrator accounts

And other system data"

System Backup Contents:

According to the backup documentation:​

System backups include:

Policies - All configured policies and policy templates

Configuration - System configuration settings

License Information - License keys and licensing data

Administrator Accounts - User accounts and access controls

Reports - Scheduled and saved reports

System Settings - Mail, network, and other system configurations

Profiles - User profiles and system profiles

What System Backups DO NOT Include:

According to the documentation:​

System backups are encrypted using AES-256 and include most system data but are separate from:

Appliance-specific firmware - May require separate backup

Component-specific backups - Some modules have separate backup procedures

Log files - Not typically included in system backups

Why Other Options Are Incorrect:

A. Switch Plugin version 8.7.0 and above - Plugin versions are not individually backed up; plugins are part of the module installation, not system configuration backup

C. Hostname and IP address - While these are part of system configuration, they are covered under "Configuration" not listed separately in backup contents

D. Failover Clustering plugin - Plugin software itself is not backed up; configuration related to plugins is backed up

E. Wireless Plugin version 1.4.0 and above - Plugin versions are installed separately; backups contain configuration, not plugin versions

Policy Backup Importance:

According to the documentation:​

Policies are one of the most critical items included in system backups because:

Restore Capability - After system recovery, policies are restored automatically

Business Continuity - Restoring policies ensures the same security posture

Compliance - Policies contain compliance rules that must be preserved

Operational Continuity - Restores endpoint management immediately after recovery

System vs. Component Backups:

According to the backup documentation:​

System Backup - Includes policies, configuration, licenses, administrator accounts, etc.

Component Backup - Specific modules may have additional backup capabilities

Both backup types - Both are encrypted with AES-256 for security

Backup Encryption:

According to the documentation:​

"Both system and component backup files, backed up either manually or via a schedule, are encrypted using AES-256 to protect sensitive file data."

This ensures that backed-up policies and other sensitive configuration remain secure.

Referenced Documentation:

Back Up your Enterprise Manager and/or Appliances - v8.4​

Back Up your Enterprise Manager and/or Appliances - v8.5.1​

Backing Up System and Component Settings - v8.4​

Backing Up Forescout Platform System and Component Settings - v8.5.1

Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract of Forescout Platform Administration and Deployment:

According to the Forescout CounterACT HPS Inspection Engine Configuration Guide Version 10.8, SMB (Server Message Block) is required for Windows Manageability because scripts run on endpoints are copied to a temp directory and run locally on the endpoint.​

SMB Purpose for Windows Management:

According to the HPS Inspection Engine guide:​

"Server Message Block (SMB) is a protocol for file and resource sharing. CounterACT uses this protocol with WMI or RPC methods to inspect and manage endpoints. This protocol must be available to perform the following:

Resolve file-related properties

Resolve script properties

Run script actions"

Script Execution Process Using SMB:

According to the documentation:​

When WMI is used for Remote Inspection:

CounterACT downloads scripts - Scripts are transferred FROM CounterACT TO the endpoint using SMB protocol

Scripts stored in temp directory - By default, scripts are downloaded to and run from:

Non-interactive scripts: %TEMP%\fstmp\ directory

Interactive scripts: %TEMP% directory of currently logged-in user

Scripts execute locally - Scripts are executed ON the endpoint itself (not remotely executed from CounterACT)

Script Execution Locations:

According to the detailed documentation:​

For Remote Inspection on Windows endpoints:

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Non-interactive scripts are downloaded to and run from:

%TEMP%\fstmp\

(Typically %TEMP% is c:\windows\temp\)

Interactive scripts are downloaded to and run from:

%TEMP% directory of the currently logged-in user

For SecureConnector on Windows endpoints:

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When deployed as a Service:

%TEMP%\fstmpsc\

When deployed as a Permanent Application:

%TEMP% directory of the currently logged-in user

SMB Requirements for Script Execution:

According to the documentation:​

To execute scripts via SMB on Windows endpoints:

Port Requirements:

Windows 7 and above: Port 445/TCP

Earlier versions (XP, Vista): Port 139/TCP

Required Services:

Server service

Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

Remote Registry service

SMB Signing (optional but recommended):

Can be configured to require digitally signed SMB communication

Helps prevent SMB relay attacks

Why Other Options Are Incorrect:

A. Scripts run on CounterACT are copied to a temp directory and run locally on the endpoint - Scripts don't RUN on CounterACT; they're copied FROM CounterACT TO the endpoint

B. Scripts run on endpoints are copied to a Linux script repository - Forescout endpoints are Windows machines, not Linux; also no "Linux script repository" is involved

C. Scripts run on endpoints are copied to a temp directory and run remotely from CounterACT - Scripts run LOCALLY on the endpoint, not remotely from CounterACT

D. Scripts run on CounterACT are copied to a script repository and run remotely from CounterACT - Inverts the direction; CounterACT doesn't copy TO a repository; it copies TO endpoints

Script Execution Flow:

According to the documentation:​

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CounterACT --> (copies via SMB) --> Endpoint Temp Directory --> (executes locally) --> Result

The SMB protocol is essential for this file transfer step, which is why it's required for Windows manageability and script execution.

Referenced Documentation:

CounterACT Endpoint Module HPS Inspection Engine Configuration Guide v10.8​

Script Execution Services documentation​

About SMB documentation​