When using information barriers with OneDrive, the following IB modes are supported: Mode

Information barriers modes help strengthen access, sharing, and membership of a OneDrive site based on its IB mode and segments associated with the OneDrive. When information barriers are enabled on SharePoint and OneDrive, the OneDrive of segmented users are automatically protected with IB policies. Sharing OneDrive or stored content with other users.User access to OneDrive or stored content.Information barriers are often used in highly regulated industries and those organizations with compliance requirements, such as finance, legal, and government.įor OneDrive, information barriers can determine and prevent the following kinds of unauthorized collaborations: This solution is useful if, for example, one division is handling information that shouldn't be shared with specific other divisions, or a division needs to be prevented, or isolated, from collaborating with all users outside of the division. Microsoft Purview Information Barriers are policies in Microsoft 365 that a compliance admin can configure to prevent users from communicating and collaborating with each other.

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