--- title: "Configuring Bypass Codes" canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/BloxOneThreatDefense/35408266/Configuring%20Bypass%20Codes" format: markdown --- ## Creating a Bypass Code To create a new bypass code, complete the following: 1. From the Infoblox Portal, click **Security** > **Configuration** > **Bypass Codes**. 2. On the *Bypass Code* page, click the **Create** button at the top Action bar. 3. On the *Add New Bypass Code *page, complete the following: - **Bypass Code Name**: Enter a name for the bypass code. - **Description**: Enter a brief description of the bypass code. - **Beginning:** Select a beginning date and time by clicking on the begin calendar object and choosing a begin date and begin time. Once you have made your choices, click outside the calendar object to close it. - **Expiry:** Select an expiry date and time by clicking on the expiry calendar object and choosing an expiry date and expiry time. Once you have made your choices, click outside the calendar object to close it. - **Category Filters**: To add category filters, complete the following: - From the *Category Filters* list, click the respective arrow to expand the category that you want to use for this filter. You can also select a specific category from the **Sections** drop-down menu in the top right-hand corner of the page. Or you can click the **Expand All Sections** drop-down menu to expand all the categories. - Select the checkboxes of the sub-categories you want to include in the rule, and then use the arrows to move the selected sub-categories from the **Available Categories **section to the **Selected Categories** section and vice versa. You can also place a check in the box next to the name of a filter category to select all sub-categories within it. You can include as many categories and sub-categories as you want based on your needs. - **Custom Lists**: To add custom lists, complete the following: - From the *Custom Lists* list, click the respective arrow to expand the category that you want to use for this filter. You can also select a specific category from the **Sections** drop-down menu in the top right-hand corner of the page. Or you can click the **Expand All Sections** drop-down menu to expand all the categories. - Select the checkboxes of the sub-categories you want to include in the rule, and then use the arrows to move the selected sub-categories from the **Available Custom Lists** section to the **Selected Custom Lists **section and vice versa. You can also place a check in the box next to the name of a filter category to select all sub-categories within it. You can include as many categories and sub-categories as you want based on your needs. - **Feeds and Threat Insight**: To add feeds and Threat Insight, complete the following: - From the *Feed and Threat Insigh*t list, click the respective arrow to expand the category that you want to use for this filter. You can also select a specific category from the **Sections** drop-down menu in the top right-hand corner of the page. Or you can click the **Expand All Sections** drop-down menu to expand all the categories. - Select the checkboxes of the sub-categories you want to include in the rule, and then use the arrows to move the selected sub-categories from the **Available Feeds and Threat insight** section to the **Selected Feeds and Threat **section and vice versa. You can also place a check in the box next to the name of a filter category to select all sub-categories within it. You can include as many categories and sub-categories as you want based on your needs. 4. Click **Save & Close** to** **save the bypass code configuration. After you have created a bypass code it can be applied to a security policy. For more information on adding a bypass code to a security policy, see *[Adding Bypass Codes to a Security Policy](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BloxOneThreatDefense/pages/35373231)**.* ## Modifying a Bypass Code To modify a bypass code, complete the following: 1. From the Infoblox Portal, click **Security** > **Configuration** > **Bypass Codes**. 2. On the *Bypass Code* page, select the bypass code you want to modify and click the **Edit **button at the top Action bar. Or, select the bypass code you want to update, and then click > Macro (inline-media-image) > **Edit**. 3. On the *Edit Bypass Code *page, make modifications as necessary to the following: - **Bypass Code Name**: Enter a modification to the current bypass code name. - **Description**: Enter a brief description of the bypass code. - **Beginning:** Select a beginning date and time by clicking on the begin calendar object and choosing a begin date and begin time. Once you have made your choices, click outside the calendar object to close it. - **Expiry:** Select an expiry date and time by clicking on the expiry calendar object and choosing an expiry date and expiry time. Once you have made your choices, click outside the calendar object to close it. - **Category Filters**: To add category filters, complete the following: - From the *Category Filters* list, click the respective arrow to expand the category that you want to use for this filter. You can also select a specific category from the **Sections** drop-down menu in the top right-hand corner of the page. Or you can click the **Expand All Sections** drop-down menu to expand all the categories. - Select the checkboxes of the sub-categories you want to include in the rule, and then use the arrows to move the selected sub-categories from the **Available Categories **section to the **Selected Categories** section and vice versa. You can also place a check in the box next to the name of a filter category to select all sub-categories within it. You can include as many categories and sub-categories as you want based on your needs. - **Custom Lists**: To add custom lists, complete the following: - From the *Custom Lists* list, click the respective arrow to expand the category that you want to use for this filter. You can also select a specific category from the **Sections** drop-down menu in the top right-hand corner of the page. Or you can click the **Expand All Sections** drop-down menu to expand all the categories. - Select the checkboxes of the sub-categories you want to include in the rule, and then use the arrows to move the selected sub-categories from the **Available Custom Lists** section to the **Selected Custom Lists **section and vice versa. You can also place a check in the box next to the name of a filter category to select all sub-categories within it. You can include as many categories and sub-categories as you want based on your needs. - **Feeds and Threat Insight**: To add feeds and Threat Insight, complete the following: - From the *Feed and Threat Insigh*t list, click the respective arrow to expand the category that you want to use for this filter. You can also select a specific category from the **Sections** drop-down menu in the top right-hand corner of the page. Or you can click the **Expand All Sections** drop-down menu to expand all the categories. - Select the checkboxes of the sub-categories you want to include in the rule, and then use the arrows to move the selected sub-categories from the **Available Feeds and Threat insight** section to the **Selected Feeds and Threat **section and vice versa. You can also place a check in the box next to the name of a filter category to select all sub-categories within it. You can include as many categories and sub-categories as you want based on your needs. 4. Click **Save & Close** to** **save the modified configuration. ## Removing a Bypass Code To remove a bypass code, complete the following: 1. From the Infoblox Portal, click **Security** > **Configuration** > **Bypass Codes**. 2. On the *Bypass Code* page, select the bypass code you want to remove and click the **Remove **button at the top Action bar. Or, select the bypass code you want to remove, and then click > Macro (inline-media-image) > **Edit**. 3. Click **Save & Close** to remove the bypass code.