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title: Defining Resource Policies: General Options
slug: ps/help/en_us/ics/com/wrcg/defining-resource-policies-general-options
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createdAt: 2026-08-03T10:00:46.621Z
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When you enable the Web resource policy options described in this section, the system compiles a list of hostnames specified in the Resources field of each Web resource policy. The system then applies the enabled options to this comprehensive list of hostnames.

To specify Web resource options:

1. In the admin console, navigate to **Users > Resource Policies > Web.**
2. If your administrator view is not already configured to show Web options, make the following modifications:
3. Click the **Customize** button in the upper right corner of the page.
4. Select the **Options** check box.
5. Click **OK**.
6. Select the **Options** tab.
7. Select **IP based matching for Hostname based policy resources** if you want the system to look up IP address corresponding to each hostname specified in a Web resource policy. When a user tries to access a server by specifying an IP address rather than the hostname, the system compares the IP to its cached list of IP addresses to determine if a hostname matches an IP. If there is a match, then the system accepts the match as a policy match and applies the action specified for the resource policy.

:::hint{type="info"}
This option does not apply to hostnames that include wildcards and parameters.
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5. Select** Case sensitive matching for the Path and Query string components in Web resources** if you want to require users to enter a case-sensitive URL to a resource. For example, use this option when passing username or password data in a URL.
6. Click **Save Changes**.