Patent ID: 8656455

Claim:
A method for use in managing data loss prevention policies, the method comprising: providing a device having data loss prevention (DLP) logic based on policies; at the device, detecting an attempt to perform an action that is prohibited by the DLP logic; at the device, displaying to a user a first code upon detecting an attempt to perform the action that is prohibited by the DLP logic, wherein the first code is required to obtain a second code that facilitates suspending the policy that prohibited the action; submitting the first code to a server in exchange for the second code, wherein the server includes the DLP logic; at the server, generating a second code, wherein the second code is generated by the DLP logic; at the device, using the second code to enter an override code to allow performance of the action; at the device, determining the override code to allow performance of the action; and at the device, suspending the policy that prohibited the action in response to the override code being valid, wherein the suspension of the policy allows performance of the action.