raureada
Staff
Created on
09-18-2024
05:03 AM
Edited on
04-13-2025
09:54 PM
By
Jean-Philippe_P
Article Id
342141
Description | This article describes how to block WhatsApp file uploads using Web Filter when having the error 'Couldn't send this message' |
Scope | FortiGate. |
Solution |
Create a firewall policy and enable a deep inspection profile.
Then start to upload files or images to WhatsApp to generate the logs.
Block those URLs using URL filter.
It is also necessary to add '*.cdn.whatsapp.net*'.
Then, enable the web filter profile on the firewall policy.
When trying to upload a file, it will show the error 'Couldn't send this message'.
It is also possible to see logs from the web filter.
Note: This will work if the user is using web.whatsapp.com. |