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Category filters are content categorization rules that BloxOne Threat Defense uses to detect and filter specific internet content. Based on your configuration, specific actions such as Allow or Block will be taken on the detected content. BloxOne Threat Defense provides the following content categories from which you can build your category filters:
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Category Filters
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Category
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Sub-Category
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Each filter You can use category filters and application filters to create rules that control Internet content that users and applications can access. After you create filters, you must add them to a security policy for the filtering rules to take effect.
In category filters, each filtering category contains sub-categories that further define the respective content. For example, the Drugs category includes the following sub-categories: Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco. When you configure your . When configuring a category filter, you can add as many categories and sub-categories as you need. For example, if you want BloxOne Threat Defense to detect and block internet content related to tobacco and alcohol, you select and add these all relevant sub-categories while configuring your category filter. You can then add the category filter to your security policy and assign the Block action for the filter.to deny access to corresponding content. Although you cannot view or configure the predefined domains that are associated with the sub-categories, you can set the Block, Allow, Log, or Redirect action when you add the category filter to the security policy. For information about security policies, see Configuring Security Policies.To use category filters, complete the following:
- Create a category filter, as described in Creating Filters.
- Add the category filter to the security policy, as described in Configuring Security Policies.
- To update a category filter, see Editing Filters.
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Application
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Application filters are a set of rules that BloxOne Threat Defense uses to detect and filter specific Internet content. The Application Classification Service (ACS) provides accessibility provide accessibility or restriction to applications based on their the selected category or subcategory. Using application filters, you can set security policies based on whether you want to allow an app application to access the Internet at all times, or if you want the app application to use local resolution when used with BloxOne DDI appliances.
To use application filters in security policies, complete the following:
- Create a category filter, as described in Creating Category Filters.
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Create an application filter, as described in in Creating Application Filters. - Add the application category filter to the security policy, as described in Configuring Security Policies.
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To use application filters with local on-prem resolution, see local on-prem resolution.
To view information on filters, see the following:
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