Youtube Blocking + Releasing specific videos or channels

[Vânesson_Santos]

Hello class!

I have the following request and I am unable to apply, can anyone help me?

I need to block YouTube for my entire network, but one specific channel I need to make accessible, it has few videos, but I've tried different ways, and it doesn't work, when it blocks, it doesn't load the videos, it just keeps running, or it only blocks by video categories, I've tried with WebFilter, Video Filter, Deep Inspection, Application Control, and with several community posts, like the one below:

https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-How-to-restrict-YouTube-channels-using-vid...

But without success, My Fortigate is a 100F, version 7.2.7

[Durga_Ashwath]

Hi Team,

To block YouTube for your entire network while allowing access to a specific channel on a FortiGate 100F running version 7.2.7, follow these steps:

1. Ensure that SSL deep inspection is enabled on your FortiGate, as it is required for inspecting YouTube traffic.

2. Create a Video Filter Profile:
- Go to `Security Profiles` -> `Video Filter`.
- Create a new video filter profile or edit an existing one.
- Add the specific YouTube channel ID you want to allow. This can be done by setting the channel ID in the video filter profile.

3. Configure Application Control:
- Go to `Security Profiles` -> `Application Control`.
- Create or edit an application control profile.
- Set the YouTube application signature to `Monitor`.
- Block the QUIC protocol by setting it to `Block` to ensure traffic goes over TCP/UDP.

4. Create a Firewall Policy:
- Go to `Policy & Objects` -> `Firewall Policy`.
- Create or modify a policy to use proxy-based inspection mode.
- Apply the video filter profile and application control profile to this policy.

5. Custom Signatures (Optional):
- If needed, create custom signatures to allow specific YouTube channels using the provided patterns in the context.

Please do follow the below article:
https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-How-to-restrict-YouTube-channels-using-vid...
https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-Restrict-YouTube-access-to-specific-channe...
https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-Blocking-internet-traffic-but-allowing-acc...

Regards,
Durga

[filiaks1]

From expiriance such nitche features with Forti products can be hit or miss to be honest. Better stick to the normal functions with the web filtering in my view.