Technical Tip: FortiGate configure web filter content filtering

Scenario:

The web filter content filtering is being configured in FortiGate, using the following scenarios as an example:

1. When the user is accessing the internet and browsing the URL 'playstation' keyword.

2. When the user is accessing the internet and at the search browser website (google.com, bing.com, etc) browse the URL 'playstation' keyword. 

    

Configuration.

1. *Proxy-based mode is required. If it is not enabled or visible, enable inspection mode to select 'Proxy-Based'.

Run the following configuration in the CLI:

config system settings

set gui-proxy-inspection enable

end

Next, Go to System -> Feature visibility and enable Policy Advanced Options under Additional Features.

2. A web filter content filtering profile is created.

3. A firewall policy is enabled for a web filtering profile and applies the web filter content filtering profile that is created.

   *Deep inspection is selected for SSL Inspection.

Result.

1. The user is able to access the Internet as usual.

2. The user's access will be blocked in the following scenarios.

• When the user accesses the internet and browsing a URL with the 'playstation' keyword.
• When the user accesses the internet and, in the search browser website (google.com, bing.com, etc), browses a URL with the 'playstation' keyword. 

Security event logs.

• When the user accesses the internet and browses a URL with the 'playstation' keyword in a search engine:

• When the user accesses the internet and browses a URL with the 'playstation' keyword.

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