Application filter
Application filter policies help control which applications users can access through the firewall. You can allow or block application categories or individual applications using predefined policies with commonly used restrictions or custom policies based on your organization's security and productivity requirements.
In application filter policies, the web proxy detects applications that use HTTPS.
- To add an application filter policy, click Add. When you add a policy, you can select any policy as a template. Then, after you save the policy, you can add or edit rules.
- To edit a policy, find the policy you want to change and click Edit
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| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Allow All | Permits traffic from all applications. |
| Deny All | Drops traffic from all applications. |
| Block filter avoidance apps | Drops traffic from applications that tunnel other applications, proxy and tunnel applications, and from applications that can bypass firewall policies. |
| Block generally unwanted apps | Drops traffic from file transfer, proxy and tunnel, risk-prone, peer-to-peer networking (P2P), and other applications that cause loss of productivity. |
| Block high risk (Risk Level 4 and 5) apps | Drops traffic from high-risk applications. |
| Block peer to peer (P2P) networking apps | Drops traffic from P2P applications. You can use these applications to distribute bots, spyware, adware, trojans, rootkits, worms, and other types of malware. We recommend that you block P2P applications in your network. |
| Block very high risk (Risk Level 5) apps | Drops traffic from very high-risk applications. |