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title: "Configuring Local RPZs"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/nios85/35914743/Configuring%20Local%20RPZs"
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You can define local RPZs to match responses for recursive queries. Each RPZ can have various rules associated with it. The response of a recursive query is modified if it matches any of the RPZ rules. The responses are first matched with the RPZ rules, and if there is a match, the rule defined at the RPZ level override is used. When creating a new RPZ zone, you can associate this zone with a threat severity level. The RPZ syslog messages provide information about threat severity level of an RPZ zone associated with the matched RPZ rule. To view threat details, you can drill down to the syslog messages. For more information, *<span style="color: #0000ff">[Viewing](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35979794/Verifying+RPZ+Configuration#VerifyingRPZConfiguration-bookmark3338)</span>*[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35979794/Verifying+RPZ+Configuration#VerifyingRPZConfiguration-bookmark3338)*<span style="color: #0000ff">[RPZ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35979794/Verifying+RPZ+Configuration#VerifyingRPZConfiguration-bookmark3338)</span>*[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35979794/Verifying+RPZ+Configuration#VerifyingRPZConfiguration-bookmark3338)*<span style="color: #0000ff">[in](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35979794/Verifying+RPZ+Configuration#VerifyingRPZConfiguration-bookmark3338)</span>*[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35979794/Verifying+RPZ+Configuration#VerifyingRPZConfiguration-bookmark3338)*<span style="color: #0000ff">[the](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35979794/Verifying+RPZ+Configuration#VerifyingRPZConfiguration-bookmark3338)</span>*[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35979794/Verifying+RPZ+Configuration#VerifyingRPZConfiguration-bookmark3338)*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Syslog](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35979794/Verifying+RPZ+Configuration#VerifyingRPZConfiguration-bookmark3338)</span>*. You can create multiple local RPZs and define multiple rules for a local RPZ. Note that override depends on the order of the zones. The zones on top will override the zones below. You can change the order of the RPZs. For more information, see *<span style="color: #0000ff">[Reordering](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35784844/Managing+RPZs#ManagingRPZs-bookmark3323)</span>*[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35784844/Managing+RPZs#ManagingRPZs-bookmark3323)*<span style="color: #0000ff">[RPZs](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35784844/Managing+RPZs#ManagingRPZs-bookmark3323)</span>*. You can also configure FireEye integrated RPZs on the NIOS appliance to detect persistent threats and malwares. The NIOS appliance considers the FireEye integrated RPZ as a local RPZ. For more information, see *<span style="color: #0000ff">[About](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35417601)</span>* *<span style="color: #0000ff">[FireEye](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35417601)</span>*[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35417601)*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Integrated](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35417601)</span>*[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35417601)*<span style="color: #0000ff">[RPZs](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35417601)</span>*.

> ⚠️ **Note**
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> ⚠️ When using IDN (Internationalized Domain Name) in a local RPZ or RPZ feed, you must manually convert the IDN to punycode. For information about IDN, see *<span style="color: #0000ff">[Support](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35751202)</span>*[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35751202)*<span style="color: #0000ff">[for](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35751202)</span>*[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35751202)*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Internationalized](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35751202)</span>*[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35751202)*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Domain](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35751202)</span>*[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35751202)*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Names](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35751202)</span>*[.](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35751202)

To configure local RPZs:

1. From the **Data** **Management** tab, select the **DNS** tab -> **Response** **Policy** **Zones** tab, and then click the *Add* icon.
2. When you click the *Add* icon, either the *Add* *Response* *Policy* *Zone* *Wizard* or the *Add* *DNS* *View* wizard is displayed based on the following:
  - When you click the *Add* icon, the *Add* *Response* *Policy* *Zone* *Wizard* is displayed if you have not created additional DNS views and only have the default view.

3. If you have configured multiple DNS views, you must drill-down to the corresponding view to assign a local RPZ. Click the *Add* icon and the *Add** Response **Policy **Zone** Wizard* is displayed. To create a new DNS view for your local RPZ, click the *Add* icon and complete the details in the *Add **DNS** View* wizard. For information, see *<span style="color: #0000ff">[Adding](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35447986/Configuration+Example+Configuring+a+DNS+View#ConfigurationExample:ConfiguringaDNSView-bookmark1692)</span>*[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35447986/Configuration+Example+Configuring+a+DNS+View#ConfigurationExample:ConfiguringaDNSView-bookmark1692)*<span style="color: #0000ff">[a](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35447986/Configuration+Example+Configuring+a+DNS+View#ConfigurationExample:ConfiguringaDNSView-bookmark1692)</span>*[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35447986/Configuration+Example+Configuring+a+DNS+View#ConfigurationExample:ConfiguringaDNSView-bookmark1692)*<span style="color: #0000ff">[DNS](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35447986/Configuration+Example+Configuring+a+DNS+View#ConfigurationExample:ConfiguringaDNSView-bookmark1692)</span>**<span style="color: #0000ff">[ View](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35447986/Configuration+Example+Configuring+a+DNS+View#ConfigurationExample:ConfiguringaDNSView-bookmark1692)</span>*[.](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35447986/Configuration+Example+Configuring+a+DNS+View#ConfigurationExample:ConfiguringaDNSView-bookmark1692) For information on modifying an existing view, see *<span style="color: #0000ff">[Modifying](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35447986/Configuration+Example+Configuring+a+DNS+View#ConfigurationExample:ConfiguringaDNSView-bookmark1712)</span>*[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35447986/Configuration+Example+Configuring+a+DNS+View#ConfigurationExample:ConfiguringaDNSView-bookmark1712)*<span style="color: #0000ff">[DNS](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35447986/Configuration+Example+Configuring+a+DNS+View#ConfigurationExample:ConfiguringaDNSView-bookmark1712)</span>*[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35447986/Configuration+Example+Configuring+a+DNS+View#ConfigurationExample:ConfiguringaDNSView-bookmark1712)*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Views](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35447986/Configuration+Example+Configuring+a+DNS+View#ConfigurationExample:ConfiguringaDNSView-bookmark1712)</span>*.

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4. Click **Next** to associate the local RPZ with at least one primary name server:

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5. Save the configuration and click **Next** to define extensible attributes. Click **Restart** if it appears at the top of the screen. For information, see *<span style="color: #0000ff">[Managing Extensible](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35448912)</span>*[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35448912)*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Attributes](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35448912)</span>*.

> ⚠️ **Note**
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> ⚠️ You cannot convert a local RPZ to an RPZ feed or vice versa.