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Staff & Editor
Dec 15, 2021 12:34 PM UTC

Difference between file type and Pattern

Description This article describes difference between file type and Pattern in DLP.
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Solution

The file type is to scan the actual content of the file.

The file pattern is to check the name of the file.

 

For Example:

if the zip does not contain the valid archived content then FortiProxy will identify the filetype as 'filetype=unknown' so it will not be blocked.

 

At the same time, the file pattern scans the exact filename with extension (*.zip) so it will get blocked.

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