Reference

Transport Rule

Exchange mail flow / transport rules. Top governance signal for BEC and data exfiltration patterns.

Part of the Exchange inventory.

Scan settings

Default scanning intervalAllowed scanning intervalsData removal during incremental scan
WeeklyDaily, Weekly, Bi-Weekly, Monthly, Never, InitialYes

Properties

Property Type Description Automation placeholder
Apply Rights Protection Template String {{TransportRule.ApplyRightsProtectionTemplate}}
Blind Copy To String[] Recipients silently BCC'd on the message. {{TransportRule.BlindCopyTo}}
Initially Scanned DateTime Shows when this object was initially found in a scan. {{TransportRule.CreatedTime}}
Rule Name String {{TransportRule.DisplayName}}
From Scope String Allowed values: InOrganization, NotInOrganization. {{TransportRule.FromScope}}
Has Classification String {{TransportRule.HasClassification}}
Has External Redirect Boolean True when any RedirectMessageTo or BlindCopyTo target is in an external domain. {{TransportRule.HasExternalRedirect}}
Last Modified By String {{TransportRule.LastModifiedBy}}
Last scan update DateTime Shows when this object was last updated in a scan. If an object is found during a scan but no property has been changed this date will not change. {{TransportRule.LastModifiedTime}}
Mode String Rule enforcement mode: Enforce, Audit, or AuditAndNotify. Allowed values: Audit, AuditAndNotify, Enforce. {{TransportRule.Mode}}
Priority Int32 Order in which the rule is evaluated (0 = first). {{TransportRule.Priority}}
Redirect Message To String[] Recipients the message is silently redirected to. {{TransportRule.RedirectMessageTo}}
Reject Message Reason String {{TransportRule.RejectMessageReasonText}}
Risk Score Int32 Stores risk score {{TransportRule.RiskScore}}
Risk Score Update DateTime Stores risk score update {{TransportRule.RiskScoreLastUpdate}}
Risk Score Value String Stores risk score value like Low_Low {{TransportRule.RiskScoreValue}}
Description String {{TransportRule.RuleDescription}}
Sent To Scope String Allowed values: ExternalNonPartner, ExternalPartner, InOrganization, NotInOrganization. {{TransportRule.SentToScope}}
State String Whether the rule is enabled or disabled. Allowed values: Disabled, Enabled. {{TransportRule.State}}
Subject Contains Words String[] {{TransportRule.SubjectContainsWords}}
Rule Id String {{TransportRule.TransportRuleId}}

Relations

This object does currently not have any relations.

Segments

Segment Description
Audit-mode transport rules Transport rules running in audit or audit-and-notify mode.
Enabled transport rules Transport rules that are currently enabled and enforcing.
Rules with external redirect Transport rules that redirect messages to external recipients.

Actions

This object does currently not have any actions.

Policy Severity Description
Transport rule redirecting to external recipients High Detects mail flow rules that silently redirect or BCC messages to external domains.

Last updated: 7/19/2026