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This article describes how to solve the problem of DLP regex blocking words with the (') character in the '100F' line equipment in v7.2.8. The steps below are the correct procedure for blocking words such as 'pepitá' using regular expressions via DLP FortiGate. |
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FortiGate. |
Solution |
In this example, the word 'pepitá' will be blocked.
Important note: Use the DLP profile and policy in 'Proxy' mode and also enable 'deep-inspection' in the firewall policy.
Workaround for equipment on the '100F' line and v7.2.8:
The steps above are correct for blocking the example word 'pepitá', but it does not work for equipment on the '100F' line and v7.2.8. It is necessary to adjust it by changing the Pattern in the Dictionary from '/pepitá/i' to only 'pepitá'.
There are several websites for word tests on DLP systems:
This is an example of how FortiGate should behave and what message is displayed:
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