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    • manual [1] [2]
    • notifications [1]
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    • scheduled [1] [2]
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    • list of [1]
    • passwords, modifying [1]
  • verifying
    • file extension [1]
  • verifying updates [1]
  • viewing
    • action profiles [1] [2]
    • address objects [1]
    • application objects [1]
    • DHCP services [1]
    • DHCP settings [1]
    • list of users [1]
    • mobile VPN clients [1]
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    • PPTP VPN logs [1]
    • routing table [1]
    • service objects [1]
    • SSL VPN clients [1]
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    • zone objects [1]
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  • virus patterns [1]
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    • adding subinterfaces [1]
  • VPN [1] [2] [3]
  • VPN logs
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    • adding policies [1]
  • VPN tunnel
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    • system resource, notifications [1]
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    • URL database [1]
  • web shell
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  • zones

URL Filtering Categories Parent topic

The table below lists definitions of the URL filtering categories and groupings.

URL Filtering Categories Definitions

Category Group Category Type Category Definition
Adult Abortion Sites that promote, encourage, or discuss abortion, including sites that cover moral or political views on abortion
Adult Adult/Mature Content Sites with profane or vulgar content generally considered inappropriate for minors; includes sites that offer erotic content or ads for sexual services, but excludes sites with sexually explicit images
Adult Alcohol/Tobacco Sites that promote, sell, or provide information about alcohol or tobacco products
Adult Gambling Sites that promote or provide information on gambling, including online gambling sites
Adult Illegal Drugs Sites that promote, glamorize, supply, sell, or explain how to use illicit or illegal intoxicants
Adult Illegal/Questionable Sites that promote and discuss how to perpetrate nonviolent crimes, including burglary, fraud, intellectual property theft, and plagiarism; includes sites that sell plagiarized or stolen materials
Adult Intimate Apparel/Swimsuit Sites that sell swimsuits or intimate apparel with models wearing them
Adult Marijuana Sites that discuss the cultivation, use, or preparation of marijuana, or sell related paraphernalia
Adult Nudity Sites showing nude or partially nude images that are generally considered artistic, not vulgar or pornographic
Adult Pornography Sites with sexually explicit imagery designed for sexual arousal, including sites that offer sexual services
Adult Sex Education Sites with or without explicit images that discuss reproduction, sexuality, birth control, sexually transmitted disease, safe sex, or coping with sexual trauma
Adult Tasteless Sites with content that is gratuitously offensive and shocking; includes sites that show extreme forms of body modification or mutilation and animal cruelty
Adult Violence/Hate/Racism Sites that promote hate and violence; includes sites that espouse prejudice against a social group, extremely violent and dangerous activities, mutilation and gore, or the creation of destructive devices
Adult Weapons Sites about weapons, including their accessories and use; excludes sites about military institutions or sites that discuss weapons as sporting or recreational equipment
Business Auctions Sites that serve as venues for selling or buying goods through bidding, including business sites that are being auctioned
Business Brokerage/Trading Sites about investments in stocks or bonds, including online trading sites; includes sites about vehicle insurance
Business Business/Economy Sites about business and the economy, including entrepreneurship and marketing; includes corporate sites that do not fall under other categories
Business Financial Services Sites that provide information about or offer basic financial services, including sites owned by businesses in the financial industry
Business Job Search/Careers Sites about finding employment or employment services
Business Real Estate Sites about real estate, including those that provide assistance selling, leasing, purchasing, or renting property
Business Shopping Sites that sell goods or support the sales of goods that do not fall under other categories; excludes online auction or bidding sites
Communications and Search Blogs/Web Communications Blog sites or forums on varying topics or topics not covered by other categories; sites that offer multiple types of web-based communication, such as e-mail or instant messaging
Communications and Search Chat/Instant Messaging Sites that provide web-based services or downloadable software for text-based instant messaging or chat
Communications and Search Email Sites that provide email services, including portals used by companies for web-based email
Communications and Search Internet Infrastructure Content servers, image servers, or sites used to gather, process, and present data and data analysis, including web-based analytic tools and network monitors
Communications and Search Internet Telephony Sites that provide web services or downloadable software for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) calls
Communications and Search Newsgroups Sites that offer access to Usenet or provide other newsgroup, forum, or bulletin board services
Communications and Search Search Engines/Portals Search engine sites or portals that provide directories, indexes, or other retrieval systems for the web
Communications and Search Social Networking Sites devoted to personal expression or communication, linking people with similar interests
Communications and Search Web Hosting Sites of organizations that provide top-level domains or web hosting services
General Computers/Internet Sites about endpoints, the Internet, or related technology, including sites that sell or provide reviews of electronic devices
General Education School sites, distance learning sites, and other education-related sites
General Government/Legal Sites about the government, including laws or policies; excludes government military or health sites
General Health Sites about health, fitness, or well-being
General Military Sites about military institutions or armed forces; excludes sites that discuss or sell weapons or military equipment
General News/Media Sites about the news, current events, contemporary issues, or the weather; includes online magazines whose topics do not fall under other categories
General Politics Sites that discuss or are sponsored by political parties, interest groups, or similar organizations involved in public policy issues; includes non-hate sites that discuss conspiracy theories or alternative views on government
General Reference General and specialized reference sites, including map, encyclopedia, dictionary, weather, how-to, and conversion sites
General Translators/Cached Pages Online page translators or cached Web pages (used by search engines), which can be used to circumvent proxy servers and Web filtering systems
General Untested Sites that have not been classified under a category
General Vehicles Sites about motorized transport, including customization, procurement of parts and actual vehicles, or repair services; excludes sites about military vehicles
Internet Security Made for AdSense sites (MFA) Sites that use scraped or copied content to pollute search engines with redundant and generally unwanted results
Internet Security Potentially Malicious Software Sites that contain potentially harmful downloads
Internet Security Proxy Avoidance Sites about bypassing proxy servers or web filtering systems, including sites that provide tools for that purpose
Internet Security Web Advertisement Sites dedicated to displaying advertisements, including sites used to display banner or pop-up ads
Lifestyle Activist Groups Sites that promote change in public policy, public opinion, social practice, economic activities, or economic relationships; includes sites controlled by service, philanthropic, professional, or labor organizations
Lifestyle Alternative Journals Online equivalents of supermarket tabloids and other fringe publications
Lifestyle Arts Sites about visual arts, such as painting and sculpture.
Lifestyle Cult/Occult Sites about alternative religions, beliefs, and religious practices, including those considered cult or occult
Lifestyle Cultural Institutions Sites controlled by organizations that seek to preserve cultural heritage, such as libraries or museums; also covers sites owned by the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts, Rotary International, and similar organizations
Lifestyle Entertainment Sites that promote or provide information about movies, music, non-news radio and television, books, humor, or magazines
Lifestyle For Kids Sites designed for children
Lifestyle Games Sites about board games, card games, console games, or endpoint games; includes sites that sell games or related merchandise
Lifestyle Gay/Lesbian Sites about gay, lesbian, transgender, or bisexual lifestyles
Lifestyle Gun Clubs/Hunting Sites about gun clubs or similar groups; includes sites about hunting, war gaming, or paintball facilities
Lifestyle Humor Sites intended for humor.
Lifestyle Personal Sites Sites maintained by individuals about themselves or their interests; excludes personal pages in social networking sites, blog sites, or similar services
Lifestyle Personals/Dating Sites that help visitors establish relationships, including sites that provide singles listings, matchmaking, or dating services
Lifestyle Recreation/Hobbies Sites about recreational activities and hobbies, such as collecting, gardening, outdoor activities, traditional (non-video) games, and crafts; includes sites about pets, recreational facilities, or recreational organizations
Lifestyle Religion Sites about popular religions, their practices, or their places of worship
Lifestyle Restaurants/Food Sites that list, review, discuss, advertise, or promote food, catering, dining services, cooking, or recipes
Lifestyle Society/Lifestyle Sites that provide information about life or daily matters; excludes sites about entertainment, hobbies, sex, or sports, but includes sites about cosmetics or fashion
Lifestyle Sports Sites about sports or other competitive physical activities; includes fan sites or sites that sell sports merchandise
Lifestyle Travel Sites about traveling or travel destinations; includes travel booking and planning sites
Network Bandwidth Internet Radio and TV Sites that primarily provide streaming radio or TV programming; excludes sites that provide other kinds of streaming content
Network Bandwidth Pay to Surf Sites that compensate users who view certain websites, email messages, or advertisements or users who click links or respond to surveys
Network Bandwidth Peer-to-Peer Sites that provide information about or software for sharing and transferring files within a peer-to-peer (P2P) network
Network Bandwidth Personal Network Storage/File Download Servers Sites that provide personal online storage, backup, or hosting space, including those that provide encryption or other security services
Network Bandwidth Photo Searches Sites that primarily host images, allowing users to share, organize, store, or search for photos or other images
Network Bandwidth Ringtones/Mobile Phone Downloads Sites that provide content for mobile devices, including ringtones, games, or videos
Network Bandwidth Software Downloads Sites dedicated to providing free, trial, or paid software downloads
Network Bandwidth Streaming Media/MP3 Sites that offer streaming video or audio content without radio or TV programming; sites that provide music or video downloads, such as MP3 or AVI files