Block accessing websites via IP Address

My security team has this compliance requirement.

"Attempts to access websites through their IP addresses instead of their domain names are blocked by web content filters."

How would this be configured in FortiGate?

Best answer by funkylicious

try a regex in the webfilter as static for (?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?) to block

SuperUser

try a regex in the webfilter as static for (?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?) to block

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I think the first link might be the one. Thanks for sharing.

Do you know if this will inadvertently block internal server web apps where you access via IP?

SuperUser

if you apply the webfilter for internal destination, yes.

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