Configuring the web URL block list

Web filter

 

 

Configuring the web URL block list

Note: Do not use regular expressions in the web URL block list. You can use regular expressions in the web pattern block list to create URL patterns to block. See “Web pattern block list” on page 314.

Note: You can type a top-level domain suffix (for example, “com” without the leading period) to block access to all URLs with this suffix.

To add a URL to the web URL block list

1Go to Web Filter > URL Block.

2Select Web URL Block.

3Select Create New.

Figure 163:Adding a new URL

4Enter a URL or partial URL to add to the URL block list. (Do not include http://.)

Type a top-level URL or IP address to block access to all pages on a web site. For example, www.badsite.com or 122.133.144.155 blocks access to all pages at this web site.

Enter a top-level URL followed by the path and filename to block access to a single page on a web site. For example, www.badsite.com/news.html or 122.133.144.155/news.html blocks the news page on this web site.

To block all pages with a URL that ends with badsite.com, add badsite.com to the block list. For example, adding badsite.com blocks access to www.badsite.com, mail.badsite.com, www.finance.badsite.com, and so on.

5Select Enable.

6Select OK.

Web pattern block list

In addition to blocking specific or partial URLs, you can block all URLs that match patterns you create using text and regular expressions (or wildcard characters). For example, badsite.* matches badsite.com, badsite.org, badsite.net and so on.

FortiGate web pattern blocking supports standard regular expressions. You can add up to 20 patterns to the web pattern block list.

Note: Enable Web filtering > Web URL Block in your firewall Protection Profile to activate the web pattern block settings.

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