In other words, the asterisk is not treated as a wildcard character if used with other characters in this field.
When combined with any string value, the rule is limited to the publisher with a value in the signed certificate that matches the character string. The asterisk (*) character used by itself represents any publisher. Wildcard characters can be used as values in the publisher rule fields according to the following specifications:
#Microsoft publisher app software#
The publisher may be a software development company, such as Microsoft, or the Information Technology department of your organization. The extended attributes, which are obtained from the binary resource, contain the name of the product that the app is part of and the version number of the app. The digital signature contains information about the company that created the app (the publisher).
Publisher conditions can be made only for files that are digitally signed this condition identifies an app based on its digital signature and extended attributes. This topic explains the AppLocker publisher rule condition, what controls are available, and how it is applied.
#Microsoft publisher app windows#
Learn more about the Windows Defender Application Control feature availability. Some capabilities of Windows Defender Application Control are only available on specific Windows versions.