Explicit web proxy

Disclaimer explanations

  • Disable: No disclaimer (default setting).
  • By Domain: The disclaimer will be displayed on different domains. The explicit web proxy will check the referring header to mitigate the javascript/css/images/video/etc page.
  • By Policy: The disclaimer will be displayed ifa the HTTP request matches a different explicit firewall policy.
  • By User: The disclaimer will be displayed when a new user logs on.

 

Firewall virtual IPs (VIPs) can be used with Explicit Proxy policies (234974)

The explicit web-proxy will now accept VIP addresses for destination address. If an external IP matches a VIP policy, the IP is changed to the mapped-IP of the VIP.

 

Implement Botnet features for explicit policy (259580)

The option scan-botnet-connections has been added to the firewall explicit proxy policy.

Syntax:

config firewall explicit-proxy-policy edit <policyid>

set scan-botnet-connections [disable/block/monitor]

end

where:

disable means do not scan connections to botnet servers. block means block connections to botnet servers. monitor means log connections to botnet servers.

Add HTTP.REFERRER URL to web filter logs (260538)

Added support for the referrer field in the HTTP header on webfilter log, this field along with others in the HTTP

header are very useful in heuristic analysis /search for malware infested hosts.

 

Adding guest management to explicit web proxy (247566)

Allow user group with type


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