Description | This article describes how to enable Safe Search on FortiGate. |
Scope | FortiGate version 6.4, 7.0, and 7.2 above. |
Solution
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Note that this feature is only available and works with these two requirements:
Go to Security Profiles -> Web Filter -> Feature set Proxy-based. Enforce 'Safe Search' on Google, Yahoo!, Bing, Yandex.
From the CLI:
config webfilter profile In the policy, it is necessary to turn on both the Web filter and Application control profile with the inspection mode set to proxy-based.
From the CLI:
config firewall policy
Note: Deep inspection is required for this to work. Make sure search engines are not exempted from SSL Inspection. Examples of search engine URLs:
Refer to the 'To import the built-in certificate (Fortinet_CA_SSL) to the browser:' section in Technical Tip: How to enable deep inspection and import a certificate in the browser for instructions on importing the deep inspection certificate into the browser. |
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