---
title: "Ringfence Rules"
slug: "ringfence-rules-v6-7"
description: "Ringfence rules can block inbound or outbound local traffic, except traffic which is required to establish the tunnel to the Gateways."
updated: 2026-03-13T21:00:30Z
published: 2026-04-03T16:41:11Z
canonical: "support.appgate.com/ringfence-rules-v6-7"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Ringfence Rules

Ringfencing is designed to mitigate the security risk of transmission of malware between user devices on a public network. Ringfence rules can block inbound or outbound local traffic, except that which is required to establish the tunnel to the Gateways.

## Before you start

Background information:

- Learn about ringfencing in the [Device and client controls](/v1/docs/device-and-client-controls-v6-7) section.
- Learn more about access controls in the [Access for users/devices](/v1/docs/user-device-access-v6-7) section.
- To assign new ringfence rules, refer to the [Policy configuration](/v1/docs/configure-policies-v6-7) section.

> [!NOTE]
> **NOTE**
> 
> Ringfence rules cannot be controlled by conditions.

Use the **Ringfence Rules** page to:

- Add ALLOW or BLOCK rules that will be applied to client machines.

When you are ready to create ringfence rules, see the [Configure ringfence rules](/v1/docs/configure-ringfence-rules-v6-7) section.

## Bulk Actions

The [Admin UI tools](/v1/docs/admin-ui-tools-v6-7) page provides more information about bulk actions that can be performed on multiple ringfence rules.