Content Filtering Policy does not detect credit card numbers when digit groups are separated with dots, instead of spaces or hyphens

Article:TECH187771  |  Created: 2012-04-30  |  Updated: 2012-05-01  |  Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH187771
Article Type
Technical Solution


Problem



When dots are used as separator characters within credit card numbers, a Content Filtering Policy to detect credit cards does not trigger.


Cause



This behavior is by design.


Solution



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