# Classification Rules

Source: https://www.hydden.ai/product-updates/classification-rules
Last updated: 2026-10-22

> Classification rules in Hydden label accounts by name, type, group, department and more, for one data source or all of them.

[All product updates](https://www.hydden.ai/product-updates)

Search and reportingOct 23, 2024

Label accounts with your own rules, such as privileged or service, and use those labels across searches, reports and reviews.

## On this page

- Key benefits
- How it works
- Getting started

Released

Oct 23, 2024

Availability

All customers

Category

Search and reporting

## Key benefits

Every company has its own idea of a privileged or service account. Naming conventions and group names carry that meaning, and generic filters miss it.

Classification rules label accounts with your own criteria, from the account name and type to its title, department, groups and custom attributes. A rule can apply to every data source or only some. The labels then narrow searches and reports, and drive classification review campaigns.

## How it works

1. **1. Write a rule** Match on name, type, groups, department and more.
2. **2. Choose the sources** Apply it to every data source or only some.
3. **3. Use the labels** Filter searches and reports, and review by classification.

## Getting started

Classification rules are part of Hydden for all customers, under Configuration, then Identify.

**Need configuration detail?** Technical documentation is available to customers after sign-in.

## Related updates

[All updates](https://www.hydden.ai/product-updates)

- Governance **[Classification Review Campaigns](https://www.hydden.ai/product-updates/classification-review-campaigns)** Review every account that carries a classification label, with no list to build first. Mar 31, 2026
- Search and reporting **[KPI Definitions](https://www.hydden.ai/product-updates/kpi-definitions)** Define the metrics your dashboards track, or describe one to the AI assistant. Mar 31, 2026
- Governance **[Query-based Access Review Campaigns](https://www.hydden.ai/product-updates/query-based-access-review-campaigns)** Build a review campaign from a query, so its scope follows your data. Mar 10, 2026

## Label accounts the way your team does

Request a trial and write your first classification rule.

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