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Setup:ChatGard

(Cyber Patrol for Windows only)

List words that you want replaced by random characters when typed by a user. This prevents inappropriate information or language from being displayed while the user is online.


How ChatGard works

You might want to prevent inappropriate words, or personal information such as your address or credit card numbers, from being given out from your computer. You can specify words or characters that you want to be encrypted if they are typed.

ChatGard works by monitoring keyboard entry and preventing any of the words listed in Setup:ChatGard from being successfully typed.

When you attempt to type one of the ChatGard words, each character in the word is replaced with a blocking character. For example, if one of the words is "apz", you see three blocking characters when you type "apz".

Note: ChatGard monitors all keyboard entry at any time. This includes the words you type into your word processor, spreadsheet, and any other computer application, as well as words you type into your Internet browser or e-mail.


How to enter ChatGard words

To enter a ChatGard word:

  1. In Setup:ChatGard, check the Use ChatGard box.
  2. Click Add
  3. In Words to filter, enter the word or characters that you want to be encrypted.
  4. Click Save.
  5. Repeat Steps 2 through 4 for each word you want encrypted.


How to delete ChatGard words

To delete a ChatGard word, so that it is no longer encrypted when typed:

  1. In Words to filter, select the word you want to remove from the list.
  2. Click Delete.
  3. Click Save.
  4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for each word you want deleted.


How to disable ChatGard

To disable ChatGard monitoring:

  • Uncheck the Use ChatGard box.

The Words to filter list is grayed out, but the names remain until you Delete them.

Hint: If you plan to enable ChatGard again later, it is better to disable ChatGard now than to delete all the Words to filter and re-enter them later.


Rules for ChatGard

ChatGard tests alphabetic and numeric characters only. Spaces, punctuation, and other non-alphanumeric characters are automatically removed in the ChatGard fields and in Cyber Patrol monitoring.


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