Fortinet Gate 60D - Configuring the Web Content Exempt List; URL Filter

Web Filter URL filter
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Configuring the web content exempt list
Web content patterns can be one word or a text string up to 80 characters long. The
maximum number of banned words in the list is 5000.
To add or edit a content block pattern go to UTM > Web Filter > Web Content Exempt.
Select Create New or select the Edit icon of the web content block pattern you want to
view.
Figure 311: New content exempt pattern
URL filter
Allow or block access to specific URLs by adding them to the URL filter list. Add patterns
using text and regular expressions (or wildcard characters) to allow or block URLs. The
FortiGate unit allows or blocks web pages matching any specified URLs or patterns and
displays a replacement message instead.
Create new Select to add a pattern to the web content exempt list.
Total The number of patterns in the web content exempt list.
Page up icon Select to view the previous page.
Page down icon Select to view the next page.
Remove All
Entries icon
Select to clear the table.
Pattern The current list of patterns. Select the check box to enable all the patterns in the
list.
Pattern type The pattern type used in the pattern list entry. Choose from wildcard or regular
expression. See “Using wildcards and Perl regular expressions” on page 506.
Language The character set to which the pattern belongs: Simplified Chinese, Traditional
Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Thai, or Western.
Delete icon Select to delete an entry from the list.
Edit icon Select to edit the following information: Pattern, Pattern Type, Language, and
Enable.
Pattern Word Enter the content exempt pattern. For a single word, the FortiGate checks all web
pages for that word. For a phrase, the FortiGate checks all web pages for any
word in the phrase. For a phrase in quotation marks, the FortiGate unit checks all
web pages for the entire phrase.
Pattern Type Select a pattern type from the dropdown list: Wildcard or regular Expression.
Language Select a language from the dropdown list.
Enable Select to enable the pattern.
Note: Enable Web filtering > Web URL Filter in a firewall Protection Profile to activate the
URL filter settings.