When Identity Finder locates and identity match that you do not care about, you may wish to use the Ignore This Identity Match feature to prevent that information from being displayed in the future.
For example, Identity Finder may uncover a sample credit card number inside a temporary internet file or a public password you do not want to secure. In this case, you can tell Identity Finder to ignore those matches for the current and future searches. Ignored matches are added to an approved exception list, the Identity and Location Ignore List, so you never see them again.
There are three ways to ignore an identity match:
Single click the identity match result with the left mouse button to highlight it and click the "Ignore" button on the Main ribbon, then highlight and left-click on "This Identity Match."
Single click the identity match result with the right mouse button to highlight it and bring up a context menu, then highlight "Ignore" then highlight and left-click on "This Identity Match."
Manually add the identity match to the Ignore List from within the Settings dialog box.
Because ignored identity matches may contain sensitive information, the list is stored in a secured data file, encrypted with a password of your choice. When you save the list for the first time, you will be prompted to provide this password. If you have selected the "Load Unique Identity Match Data on Startup" option, you will be prompted for this password each time you run Identity Finder. If you have selected the "Save Unique Identity Match Data on Exit" option, the password will be used to save your information each time you exit Identity Finder.
Note: Identity Matches that you add to the Ignore List during a search will be ignored for the remainder of the current search.
Note: You can always add or remove identity matches to your Ignore List by Managing Your Identity and Location Ignore List via the "Add/Remove Information" button on the What to Search for ribbon.