• SonicOS 7.0
• About DPI-SSL
  • Using DPI-SSL
    • Supported Features
      • Support for Local CRL
      • TLS Certificate Status Request Extension
      • Support for Ciphers
      • DPI-SSL and CFS HTTPS Content Filtering Work Independently
      • Original Port Numbers Retained in Decrypted Packets
    • Security Services
  • Deployment Scenarios
  • Proxy Deployment
  • Customizing DPI-SSL
  • Connections per Appliance Model
• DPI-SSL/TLS Client
  • Deploying the DPI-SSL/TLS Client
    • Configuring General DPI-SSL/TLS Client Settings
      • Enabling DPI-SSL Client on a Zone
    • Selecting the Re-Signing Certificate Authority
      • Adding Trust to the Browser
    • Configuring Exclusions and Inclusions
      • Configuring Exclusions and Inclusions by Objects and Groups
      • Configuring Exclusions and Inclusions by Common Name
        • Viewing Status of DPI-SSL Default Exclusions
        • Rejecting or Accepting Default Common Names
        • Adding Custom Common Names
        • Editing Custom Common Names
        • Deleting Custom Common Names
        • Showing Connection Failures
        • Updating Default Exclusions Manually
      • Configuring Exclusions and Inclusions by CFS Category
  • Applying DPI-SSL/TLS Client
    • Performing Content Filtering using DPI-SSL
    • Filtering Content by App Rules using DPI-SSL
      • Enabling App Control Service on a Zone
  • Viewing DPI-SSL Status
• DPI-SSL/TLS Server
  • Deploying the DPI-SSL/TLS Server
    • Configuring General DPI-SSL/TLS Server Settings
      • Enabling DPI-SSL Server on a Zone
    • Configuring Exclusions and Inclusions
    • Configuring Server-to-Certificate Pairings
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Configuring Exclusions and Inclusions by CFS Category

You can exclude or include entities by content filter categories.

To specify CFS category-based exclusions/inclusions

1. Navigate to the POLICY | DPI-SSL > Client SSL.

2. Click CFS Category-based Exclusions/Inclusions.

   

   The status of the list is shown by an icon at the top of the view. A green icon indicates Content Filtering is licensed, a red icon that it is not.

3. Select the Action to be set for the categories:

   • Exclude (default)
   • Include

4. Do one of the following:

   • Select the categories to be included or excluded.

     By the default, all categories are unselected.

   • Click Select all Categories to select all categories.

5. Repeat the steps 3 and 4 to create the opposite list if required.

   For example, if categories are set for Exclude action in previous steps, you can set the categories for Include action in this step. This step is not applicable if Select all Categories option is set in previous step.

6. Select the Exclude connection if Content Filter Category is not available to exclude a connection if the content filter category information for a domain is not available to DPI-SSL.

   In most cases, category information for a HTTPS domain is available locally in the firewall cache. When the category information is not locally available, DPI-SSL obtains the category information from the cloud without blocking the client or server communication. In rare cases, the category information is not available for DPI-SSL to make a decision. By the default, such sites are inspected in DPI-SSL.

7. Click Accept.