• SonicOS 7 Action Objects
• App Rule Actions
  • About Action Objects
    • About System Predefined Default Action Objects
    • About Action Types for Custom Action Objects
  • About Actions Using Bandwidth Management
    • Bandwidth Management Methods
  • Creating an Action Object
  • Modifying an Action Object
  • Related Tasks for Actions Using Packet Monitoring
• Content Filter Actions
  • About Content Filter Objects
  • About CFS Action Objects
  • About the Passphrase Feature
  • About the Confirm Feature
  • About UUIDs for CFS Objects
  • Managing CFS Action Objects
    • About the CFS Action Objects Table
    • Configuring CFS Action Objects
      • Block Option
      • Passphrase Option
      • Confirm Option
      • BWM Option
      • Threat API Option
    • Editing CFS Action Objects
    • Deleting CFS Action Objects
    • Applying Content Filter Objects
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

About the Confirm Feature

The Confirm feature (also known as Consent) restricts web access by requiring a confirmation from the user before allowing access. You can configure the Confirm operation for special URL categories or domains, and the users need to confirm the web request when they first visit the sites.

Confirm only works for HTTP requests. HTTPS requests cannot be redirected to a Confirm (Consent) page.

How the Confirm operation works:

1. The user attempts to access a blocked website.
2. A popup dialog appears, requesting confirmation.

3. Users must select Continue or Close.

   • If a user confirms to access this category of websites, user is redirected to the first confirmed website. No further confirmations are needed, and users can continue to access websites of the same category for the Active Time period that is set for the Confirm feature. The default is 60 minutes.

   • If a user chooses Close, user is shown the Block page and is blocked from that category of website for the period of the Active Time setting.