CiTool technical reference

• Applies to:

  ✅ Windows 11

CiTool makes Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) policy management easier for IT admins. You can use this tool to manage Windows Defender Application Control policies and CI tokens. This article describes how to use CiTool to update and manage policies. It's currently included as part of the Windows image 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> shouldn't 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

Output attributes and descriptions

List policies (--list-policies)

    Policy ID: d2bda982-ccf6-4344-ac5b-0b44427b6816
    Base Policy ID: d2bda982-ccf6-4344-ac5b-0b44427b6816
    Friendly Name: Microsoft Windows Driver Policy
    Version: 2814751463178240
    Platform Policy: true
    Policy is Signed: true
    Has File on Disk: false
    Is Currently Enforced: true
    Is Authorized: true
    Status: 0

Attribute	Description	Example value
Policy ID	Lists the ID of the policy.	d2bda982-ccf6-4344-ac5b-0b44427b6816
Base Policy ID	Lists the ID of the base policy.	d2bda982-ccf6-4344-ac5b-0b44427b6816
Friendly Name	Value listed in <Setting Provider="PolicyInfo" Key="Information" ValueName="Name">	Microsoft Windows Driver Policy
Version	Version of the policy listed in <VersionEx>	2814751463178240
Platform Policy	Indicates whether the policy is provided by Microsoft, for example in the vulnerable driver blocklist policy.	true
Policy is Signed	Indicates whether the policy has a valid signature.	true
Has File on Disk	Indicates whether the policy file is currently on the disk.	false
Is Currently Enforced	Indicates whether the policy file is active.	true
Is Authorized	If the policy requires a token to be activated, this value is the state of authorization for the token. If the policy doesn't require a token, this value matches the value for the Is Currently Enforced property.	true

Examples

Deploy a WDAC policy

CiTool --update-policy "\Windows\Temp\{BF61FE40-8929-4FDF-9EC2-F7A767717F0B}.cip"

Refresh the WDAC policies on the system

CiTool --refresh

Remove a specific WDAC policy by its policy ID

CiTool --remove-policy "{BF61FE40-8929-4FDF-9EC2-F7A767717F0B}"

List the actively enforced WDAC policies on the system

# Check each policy's IsEnforced state and return only the enforced policies
(CiTool -lp -json | ConvertFrom-Json).Policies | Where-Object {$_.IsEnforced -eq "True"} |
Select-Object -Property PolicyID,FriendlyName | Format-List

Display the help menu

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