How to check the Reputation score of a Website in CFS 5.0?

12/14/2023 4 People found this article helpful 151,538 Views

Description

With the release of SonicOS 7.1, Reputation-based web filtering is possible in the CFS 5.0. Reputation-based web filtering feature will allow SonicWall to Allow/Block access to websites based on the reputation score of the websites.

Reputation-based filtering provides a score that forecasts the security risk of a URL. Reputation score is an integer value between 0-100. The higher the value, the safer the URL is.

The reputation score is divided into six categories as displayed in the following table:

Threat Reputation	Score level
High Risk	1-20
Suspicious	21-40
Moderate Risk	41-60
Low Risk	61-80
Trustworthy	81-100
URL without Reputation	0

Resolution

Resolution for SonicOS 7.X

This release includes significant user interface changes and many new features that are different from the SonicOS 6.5 and earlier firmware. The below resolution is for customers using SonicOS 7.X firmware.

The Reputation score for a website or a URL can be checked from the firewall GUI running the SonicOS 7.1 firmware version. To check the reputation score of a website follow the steps described below:

Navigate to DEVICE | Diagnostics > URL Rating Request.
Enter the Website URL in the Lookup Rating for URL field and Click GO.
The firewall will display the URL Category Rating as well as the Reputation Score for the URL.

The Reputation score of the website can be checked on the CFS support portal using a web browser. The steps to check the Reputation score of a website are as follows:

On your browser, navigate to the URL https://cfssupportapi.global.sonicwall.com/ or Click Here. A webpage similar to the following image will Open.
In the Version field Select 7.1.1 or newer from the Dropdown. Click Submit.
Enter the Website URL in the URL field and complete the Captcha check. Click Submit.
The webpage will display the URL Category Rating as well as the Reputation Score for the URL.