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Add a Content Filtering Profile

You are here: Security Services > UTM > Content Filtering Profiles.

To add a content filtering profile:

  1. Click the add icon (+) on the upper right side of the Content Filtering Profiles page.

    The Create Content Filtering page appears.

  2. Complete the configuration according to the guidelines provided in Table 1.
  3. Click Finish.

    The Summary page is displayed with the configurations you have made.

  4. Review the settings, and if you need to make any modifications, click the Edit link or the Back button.
  5. Click OK to save the changes. If you want to discard your changes, click Cancel.

    A new content filter profile is created.

Table 1: Fields on the Create Content Filtering Profiles Page

Field

Action

General - General Information

Name

Enter a unique name for the content filtering profile.

Notification Options

Notification Mail Sender

Select the Notify Mail Sender check box to send an e-mail when a virus is detected and a content block is triggered.

Notification Type

Select the None, Protocol Only, or Message options from the list to specify the type of notification sent when a content block is triggered.

Custom Notification Message

Specifies the customized message text for the content-block notification.

Enter the text for this custom notification message (if you are using one).

Protocol Commands

Command Block List

Select the protocol command name to be blocked from the list. By blocking certain commands, traffic can be controlled on the protocol command level.

To create a protocol command inline and add it to the command block list:

  1. Click Create Protocol Command.

    The Add Protocol Command List window appears.

  2. Enter the following details:

    • Name—Enter a unique name for the protocol command list.

      You can use a string beginning with an alphabet or underscore and consisting of alphanumeric characters, special characters such as dashes and underscores. The maximum length is 29 characters.

    • Values—Click + and enter a value in the value list and click the tick mark.

      To delete any value list, select the value and click on the delete icon.

  3. Click OK.

    A new protocol command is created and added to the command block list.

Command Permit List

Select the protocol command name to be permitted from the list.

Click Create Protocol Command to create a protocol command inline and add it to the permitted list.

Content Types

Block Content Type

Select the content type you want to block.

The available options are:

  • ActiveX

  • Windows executables (.exe)

  • HTTP Cookie

  • Java Applet

  • ZIP files

File Extensions

Extension Block List

Select an extension from the list that you want to block.

To create a file extension inline and add it to the extension block list:

  1. Click Create File Extensions.

    The Add File Extension List window appears.

  2. Enter the following details:

    • Name—Enter a unique name for the file extension list.

      You can use a string beginning with an alphabet or underscore and consisting of alphanumeric characters, special characters such as dashes and underscores. The maximum length is 29 characters.

    • Values—Select one or more values in the Available Column and move it to the Selected Column using the right arrow.

  3. Click OK.

    A new file extension is created and added to the extension block list.

MIME Types

MIME Block List

Select the MIME type from the list.

To create a MIME list inline and add it to the MIME block list:

  1. Click Create MIME List.

    The Add MIME Pattern List window appears.

  2. Enter the following details:

    • Name—Enter an unique name for the MIME pattern list.

      You can use a string beginning with an alphabet or underscore and consisting of alphanumeric characters, special characters such as dashes and underscores. The maximum length is 40 characters.

    • Values—Click + and enter a value in the value list and click the tick mark.

      To delete any value list, select the value and click on the delete icon.

  3. Click OK.

    A new MIME list is created and added to the MIME block list.

MIME Permit List

Select the MIME type from the list.

Click Create MIME List to create a MIME list inline and add it to the MIME permit list.