Operation: Add Web Filter Exception / Update Web Filter Exception
Description: To Add/Edit Web Filter Exception. 

Sample Configuration
<WebFilterException> <Name>Name</Name> <Desc>Description.</Desc> <Enabled>on/off</Enabled> <HttpsDecrypt>on/off</HttpsDecrypt> <VirusScan>on/off</VirusScan> <PolicyCheck>on/off</PolicyCheck> <ZeroDayProtection>on/off</ZeroDayProtection> <EnableSrcIP>yes/no</EnableSrcIP> <EnableDstIP>yes/no</EnableDstIP> <EnableURLRegex>yes/no</EnableURLRegex> <EnableWebCat>yes/no</EnableWebCat> <IsDefault>yes/no</IsDefault> <DomainList> <WebCategory>Web Category name.</WebCategory> : <SrcIp>IPAddress</SrcIp> : <DstIp>IPAddress</DstIp> : <URLRegex>^[A-Za-z0-9.-]*\.sophosxl\.net</URLRegex> : </DomainList> </WebFilterException>



Parameter Mandatory Default Description
NameYes  
Specify a name for the Web Filter exception.
Name confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
  • Characters not allowed: (^;'"\)
  • Maximum characters allowed are 60.
NewNameNo  
To change the web filter name with a new one.
NewName confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
  • Characters not allowed: (^;'"\)
  • Maximum characters allowed are 60.
EnabledNo  
Enable web filter exception
Enabled confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'on', 'off', 'on', 'off' are allowed.
HttpsDecryptNo  
Skip HTTPS decryption
HttpsDecrypt confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'on', 'off', 'on', 'off' are allowed.
VirusScanNo  
Skip malware scanning
VirusScan confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'on', 'off', 'on', 'off' are allowed.
PolicyCheckNo  
Skip policy checks
PolicyCheck confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'on', 'off', 'on', 'off' are allowed.
EnableSrcIPNo  
Enable checking source IP addresses
EnableSrcIP confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'yes', 'no', 'yes', 'no' are allowed.
SrcIpNo  
Select the source ipaddress to bypass the web filter
SrcIp confines to:
  • Type is 'ARRAY'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
  • Maximum characters allowed are 43.
  • Multiple values are allowed.
EnableDstIPNo  
Enable checking destination IP addresses
EnableDstIP confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'yes', 'no', 'yes', 'no' are allowed.
DstIpNo  
Select the destnation ipaddress to bypass the web filter
DstIp confines to:
  • Type is 'ARRAY'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
  • Maximum characters allowed are 43.
  • Multiple values are allowed.
EnableURLRegexNo  
Enable checking URL pattern matches
EnableURLRegex confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'yes', 'no', 'yes', 'no' are allowed.
URLRegexNo  
Select the urlregex to bypass the web filter.
URLRegex confines to:
  • Type is 'ARRAY'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
  • Multiple values are allowed.
EnableWebCatNo  
Enable checking website categories
EnableWebCat confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'yes', 'no', 'yes', 'no' are allowed.
WebCategoryNo  
Select the Web Category to bypass the web filter.
WebCategory confines to:
  • Type is 'ARRAY'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
  • Multiple values are allowed.
ZeroDayProtectionNo  
Skip zero-day protection
ZeroDayProtection confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'on', 'off', 'on', 'off' are allowed.
CertValidationNo  
Skip HTTPS certificate validation
CertValidation confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'on', 'off', 'on', 'off' are allowed.
IsDefaultNo  
Default exception
IsDefault confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'yes', 'no', 'yes', 'no' are allowed.
DescNo  
Specify Exception description.
Desc confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'STRING'.
  • Maximum characters allowed are 250.



Operation   Status   Message
Add Web Filter Exception200
Add Web Filter Exception500
Add Web Filter Exception502
Add Web Filter Exception522
Update Web Filter Exception200
Update Web Filter Exception500

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