What is a default classification level?

Data classification is the process of identifying and categorizing sensitive information in a company. This feature lets an organization define classification levels for users to categorize their content into. They’re typically based on a data classification policy in the organization.

A default classification level is the classification level that could apply to a new page, issue, or other supported entity until it's manually classified by a user. The default classification level also applies to existing pages and issues that haven’t been classified. This enables organizations to efficiently implement data classification on a large scale while allowing users to override default classification levels on specific pages and issues where another classification level is deemed more appropriate.

Default classification levels can be set for individual spaces in Confluence and projects in Jira, or for all spaces in Confluence in your organization. Only space admins and project admins can set and change the default classification level for a space or project. Only Organization admins can set the organization-wide default classification level. How to set a default classification level