2.3 Custom URL Blacklist

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[asterguy]

Hello,

I cannot find the feature custom URL blacklist/whitelist. Is it not included in the new version 2.3?



Thanks!

[vncybernet]

Maybe it will be in next version.

[djnando]

I can't find that option either
Maybe It's just an RC bug? Hopefully, because custom blacklists - whitelists are essential

[asterguy]

I'm not sure if it's just an RC bug. There are other features also found in the old versions that endian removed like sarg. Sarg is good be cause it shows you the top user / top downloads / top sites. And it's not anymore found in the latest version.

[goreXP]

Hello,

I cannot find the feature custom URL blacklist/whitelist. Is it not included in the new version 2.3?



Thanks!

There was some major changes in 2.3. The URL blacklist/whitelist is there only the way to use it is changed

see: http://bugs.endian.com/view.php?id=2184

[niterider91]

Hello,

I cannot find the feature custom URL blacklist/whitelist. Is it not included in the new version 2.3?



Thanks!

The URL blacklist/white list is still implemented in Endian 2.3 RC. Endian re-vamped the proxy functionality, so now most "settings" are created and managed using "rules" Log in to your endian box and go to proxy-->Content filter, and click on "Create a Profile", type in a "profile name", then select the categories you want to block, then click "create profile". Now click on proxy-->Access Policy-->click "add access policy" in the "filter profile" drop down list  choose the content filter policy you created, and volla, your url filtering settings will be applied the way you want them.

I think Endian made a very good decision creating a "rule based" system, now it is possible to do practically anything you need!

[murraye]

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The URL blacklist/white list is still implemented in Endian 2.3 RC. Endian re-vamped the proxy functionality, so now most "settings" are created and managed using "rules" Log in to your endian box and go to proxy-->Content filter, and click on "Create a Profile", type in a "profile name", then select the categories you want to block, then click "create profile". Now click on proxy-->Access Policy-->click "add access policy" in the "filter profile" drop down list  choose the content filter policy you created, and volla, your url filtering settings will be applied the way you want them.

I think Endian made a very good decision creating a "rule based" system, now it is possible to do practically anything you need!
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I understand the rules concept, but I am unable to find a way of preventing access to a specific URL. Is this possible?

Thanks

[mrkroket]

understand the rules concept, but I am unable to find a way of preventing access to a specific URL. Is this possible?

You can now do pretty much anything, even block by user, ip, time, etc!!!:

To block an URL:

1- Go to: Proxy->Access Policy.
2- Add a new access policy
3- Select Destination Type to Domain
4- Set Access Policy to Deny Access
5- Set Position to First Position
6- Write on the box the domains you want to block. I.e. ".rapidshare.com". It's important the dot at the start!!!!
7- Save and restart proxy. Voila!

Advanced rules you can do now:
 a) Block domain to specified users, just changing the Source to the affected users
 b) Block or allow domains by time, just enabling Time restriction

[murraye]

You can now do pretty much anything, even block by user, ip, time, etc!!!:

To block an URL:

1- Go to: Proxy->Access Policy.
2- Add a new access policy
3- Select Destination Type to Domain
4- Set Access Policy to Deny Access
5- Set Position to First Position
6- Write on the box the domains you want to block. I.e. ".rapidshare.com". It's important the dot at the start!!!!
7- Save and restart proxy. Voila!

Thanks mrkroket, I had tried that, but missed the crucial dot at the start of the domain I wished to block. It works now!

[mAdMan]

Hi,

what about the regex feature of squid ?
I need to blacklist domains based on words as:

.youtube.*
.*.tv
.*porn*.*

etc. etc.

With squid it can be done. Is it possible in endian ?