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Managing CI Policies and Tokens with CiTool	Learn how to use Policy Commands, Token Commands, and Miscellaneous Commands in CiTool	valemieux	jogeurte	jsuther1974	how-to	12/03/2022	template-how-to	windows-client	itpro-security

CITool.exe technical reference

CI Tool makes Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) policy management easier for IT admins. CI Tool can be used to manage Windows Defender Application Control policies and CI Tokens. This article describes how to use CI Tool to update and manage policies. CI Tool is currently included in Windows 11, version 22H2.

Policy Commands

Command	Description	Alias
--update-policy </Path/To/Policy/File>	Add or update a policy on the current system	-up
--remove-policy <PolicyGUID>	Remove a policy indicated by PolicyGUID from the system	-rp
--list-policies	Dump information about all policies on the system, whether they're active or not	-lp

Token Commands

Command	Description	Alias
--add-token <Path/To/Token/File> <--token-id ID>	Deploy a token onto the current system, with an optional specific ID.	-at
--remove-token <ID>	Remove a Token indicated by ID from the system.	-rt
--list-tokens	Dump information about all tokens on the system	-lt

Note

Regarding --add-token, if <ID> is specified, a pre-existing token with <ID> should not exist.

Miscellaneous Commands

Command	Description	Alias
--device-id	Dump the Code Integrity Device ID	-id
--refresh	Attempt to Refresh WDAC Policies	-r
--help	Display the tool's help menu	-h

Examples

1. Deploy a WDAC policy onto the system

   PS C:\Users\<USER> CITool --update-policy "\Windows\Temp\{BF61FE40-8929-4FDF-9EC2-F7A767717F0B}.cip"
   Operation Successful
   Press Enter to Continue
   

2. Refresh the WDAC policies

   PS C:\Users\<USER> CITool --refresh
   Operation Successful
   

3. Remove a specific WDAC policy by its policy ID

   PS C:\Users\<USER> CiTool --remove-policy "{BF61FE40-8929-4FDF-9EC2-F7A767717F0B}"
   Operation Successful
   Press Enter to Continue
   

4. Display the help menu

   PS C:\Users\<USER> CITool -h
   
   ----------------------------- Policy Commands ---------------------------------
     --update-policy /Path/To/Policy/File
         Add or update a policy on the current system
         aliases: -up
     --remove-policy PolicyGUID
         Remove a policy indicated by PolicyGUID from the system
         aliases: -rp
     --list-policies
         Dump information about all policies on the system, whether they be active or not
         aliases: -lp
   ----------------------------- Token Commands ---------------------------------
     --add-token Path/To/Token/File <--token-id ID>
         Deploy a token onto the current system, with an optional specific ID
             If <ID> is specified, a pre-existing token with <ID> should not exist.
         aliases:-at
     --remove-token ID
         Remove a Token indicated by ID from the system.
         aliases: -rt
     --list-tokens
         Dump information about all tokens on the system
         aliases: -lt
   ----------------------------- Misc Commands ---------------------------------
     --device-id
         Dump the Code Integrity Device Id
         aliases: -id
     --refresh
         Attempt to Refresh CI Policies
         aliases: -r
     --help
         Display this message
         aliases: -h