This article applies to:

• SWG version 11.7 and earlier

Question:

• Is it possible to enforce Safe Search on the SWG when HTTPS protocol is used by the search engines?

Reply:

There is currently no way to enforce Safe Search when HTTPS protocol is being used by the search engines (this applies to SWG versions up to 11.7) .

There is however a workaround for this problem which can be implemented by altering the DNS server configuration - please refer to the links below for more details:

https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/186669 (Option 3 on the link)

https://support.opendns.com/entries/57304954-How-to-Enforcing-Google-SafeSearch

Notes:

SafeSearch is a feature of Google and other search engines that acts as an automated filter of pornography and potentially offensive content.