Mixed state apps
When an app is in mixed state it is listed in Apps view with its original icon and a blue dialog icon. An app will require a user authorization for each connection as long as connections do not match existing rules. When the app tries to connect Vallum displays a notification alert on right top of your screen, where you can decide whether to pass or block it.Mixed state apps can have more than one rule. To display rules select the app and click the magnifier button to display the App Rules View. This view shows all blocked and passed IP addresses. These addresses are permanently stored in your configuration.
Mixed state apps can be set as passed or blocked simply selecting an app and clicking the locker. Please note that doing so will discard all rules in the app, and the operation is not reversible.
At the same time, if Vallum Notifications are active, you can select a passed/blocked app and set it as mixed-state clicking the magnifier button and then the ‘gear’ button in App Rules View and selecting ‘Enable notifications for this app’. In this case app rules will be empty. You can add rules manually or wait for notification alerts.
Mixed state apps are generated answering Vallum notification alerts. If you choose “Pass this app” or “Block this app”, a mixed-state managed app will turn green or red accordingly, and will not require user authorization anymore, as Vallum will silently pass or block its connections. If you only “Pass IP” or “Pass port” then you may see other notification alerts in the near future. Some time you can see a *lot* of consecutive notifications for different ip addresses and/or ports. In this case you have the option to “silence” the app for a few seconds or minutes, automatically answering to all notifications and storing records in apps rules list.
Check the “silence this app for…” checkbox, use the slider to set the amount of seconds, then click “Pass address/port or “Block address/port”. Vallum will take this rule and silently apply it for the chosen time. Chosen rule will be enforced to all connections for this app, and IP addresses will be stored in app’s blocked or allowed addresses, accordingly. Silenced apps appear with a red or green dialog icon according to the temporary rule. Once silence time has expired, app will trigger notification alerts in case of unknown connections, as usual.