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docs: Document that *PathRegex does not work on symlinks (#1290)
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russellhancox committed Feb 13, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -114,6 +114,17 @@ them to. The following sequences will be replaced in the final URL:

For example: `https://sync-server-hostname/%machine_id%/%file_sha%`

### AllowedPathRegex/BlockedPathRegex

These regexes can be used to allow/block binaries based on the executable path.
We strongly discourage the use of this as it can be relatively trivial to bypass
but there are some circumstances where it is the only option.

It's important to note that the path matched against these regexes is the full
absolute path of the binary file. Symlinks in the path will have already been
followed by the time Santa processes the execution and matches against the
regex.

### Static Rules

Static rules are rules that are defined inline in the Santa configuration. These
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