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How to block Websites with Category in CFS 5.0?
12/22/2023 
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Description
This artricle explains how to block websites based on the categories in CFS 5.0. SonicOS 7.1.1 or later firmwares.
Resolution
- In SonicOS 7.1.1 CFS 5.0 is added and it has 3 CFS filtering order.
1. URL list.
2. Category.
3. Reputation.
- In this article using the category we block the websites.
- Example, we take www.cnn.com.
- The website www.cnn.com comes under the category of "General Information" and sub-category of "News and Media".
- To check the category of a website in the firewall, Please navigate to Device >Diagnostics >URL Rating Request.
- Also you can visit the website https://cfssupportapi.global.sonicwall.com to check the url rating and reputation.
- To block the cnn.com website category, navigate to Objects >Profile Objects > Content filter.
- Edit the CFS profile object, Click on category.
- Since we are trying to block the www.cnn.com category, Expand General Information Category.
- Enable block for News and Media.
- In CFS profile object settings, navgigate to Advanced option, enable "HTTPS content filtering".
- Now try to access the website www.cnn.com.
- The website will get blocked by CFS as shown below, Block reason category as News and Media.
NOTE: This block page for https websites will only appear if the DPI-SSL certificate is installed on the end-point.
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