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Get-DlpSensitiveInformationType

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Get-*

For more information, see Security & Compliance PowerShell. Use the Get-DlpSensitiveInformationType cmdlet to list the sensitive information types that are defined for your organization in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal. Sensitive information types are used by data loss prevention (DLP) rules to check for sensitive information such as social security, passport, or credit card numbers.

Quick start script

# Get-DlpSensitiveInformationType — quick start (serv365.ai)
# 1. Connect (app-only shown; interactive: omit the certificate parameters)
Connect-ExchangeOnline -CertificateThumbprint $thumb -AppId $appId -Organization $org

# 2. Run and inspect
Get-DlpSensitiveInformationType | Format-List

# 3. Export for evidence / drift tracking
Get-DlpSensitiveInformationType | Export-Clixml .\DlpSensitiveInformationType-$(Get-Date -Format yyyyMMdd).xml

Syntax

Get-DlpSensitiveInformationType [[-Identity] <SensitiveInformationTypeIdParameter>]
 [-Capability <ClassificationCapabilityType>]
 [-IncludeDetails]
 [-IncludeElements <ClassificationPrimitiveElementType>]
 [-Organization <OrganizationIdParameter>]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (5)

Parameter	Type	What it controls
-Identity	SensitiveInformationTypeIdParameter	The Identity parameter specifies the sensitive information type that you want to view. Valid values are:
-Capability	ClassificationCapabilityType	{{ Fill Capability Description }}
-IncludeDetails	SwitchParameter	{{ Fill IncludeDetails Description }}
-IncludeElements	ClassificationPrimitiveElementType	{{ Fill IncludeElements Description }}
-Organization	OrganizationIdParameter	This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.

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