Technical Tip: Back up and restore allowlist/blocklist

Description

This article describes how to back up and restore the allowlist/blocklist. This procedure can be useful on an upgrade firmware or replacing the FortiSandbox appliance model.

Scope

FortiSandbox.

Solution

Backup allowlist/blocklist can be useful during an upgrade to firmware or replacing the FortiSandbox model.

Open FortiSandbox GUI console:

Go to 'Scan policy and Object' and select 'allowlist/blocklist'.

Select the option icon, and select 'Manage lists by uploading file.

To create a backup, choose the type required (md5, sha1, sha256, Domain, URL, URL REGEX) and select 'Download'. A text file will be created.  This file can be used to restore the allowlist/blocklist to the new FortiSandbox.

Go to the new FortiSandbox GUI console, select 'Scan policy and Object', and select 'allowlist/blocklist'.

Open the drop-down menu, then select 'Manage lists by uploading file':

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To restore or import, choose the required type (md5, sha1, sha256, Domain, URL, URL REGEX) and select 'Append or replace'.