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Consent

Consent only works for HTTP requests. HTTPS requests cannot be redirected to a Confirm (consent) page.

To create a web page that requires consent

  1. Navigate to OBJECT | Action Profiles > Security Action Profile.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • Add a new Security Action Profile.

      1. Click the Add icon.
      2. Enter an Action Profile Name.

    • Edit an existing Security Action Profile.

      Hover over an existing Security Action Profile and click the Edit icon.

  3. Click the Content Filter tab.
  4. Enable Content Filtering to activate SonicWall's Content Filtering service.

  5. Select a Content Filter Action.

    • None
    • Confirm
    • Passphrase

    The content filter action is applied to your security rule using the profile that has the action set to CFS.

  6. Scroll to Consent option.

  7. Enable Consent to display the Consent (Confirm) page when a user visits a site requiring consent before access.

    When this option is selected, the other options become available.

  8. Set the Consent page options:

    User Idle Timeout (minutes)

    To remind users about the remaining time left to expire by displaying the Consent page.

    The minimum idle time is one minute, the maximum is 9999 minutes, and the default is 15 minutes.
    Consent Page URL (optional filtering)

    To enter URL of the website where a user is redirected if they go to a website requiring consent.

    The Consent page must:

    • Reside on a web server and be accessible as a URI by users on the network.
    • Contain links to the following two pages in the SonicWall appliance, which, when selected, tell the firewall the type of access the user wishes to have:
      • Unfiltered access: <appliance's LAN IP address>/iAccept.html
      • Filtered access: <appliance's LAN IP address>/iAcceptFilter.html
    Consent Page URL (mandatory filtering

    To enter URL of the website where the user is redirected if they go to a website requiring mandatory filtering.

    The Consent page must:

    • Reside on a web server and be accessible as a URI by users on the network.
    • Contain a link to the <appliance's LAN IP address>/iAcceptFilter.html page in the SonicWall appliance, which tells the firewall that the user accepts filtered access.
    Mandatory Filtering Address

    To select an Address Object that contains the configured IP addresses requiring mandatory filtering.

    You can select the default or custom address objects created on the OBJECT | Match Objects > Addresses > Address Objects page. For more information, refer to Adding Address Objects.

    Make sure that Enable Consent is enabled to activate this feature.

  9. Click Save.
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