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Question:
What are the different levels of HTTPS filtering?
Reply:
When HTTPS filtering is enabled, the Filter will attempt to identify and validate the secure server certificate in HTTPS requests, depending on the selected filtering level under System> Control> Filter>HTTPS Filtering:
- “None” - if you do not want to filter HTTPS sites.
- “Low” - if you want the R3000 to filter HTTPS sites without having to communicate with IP addresses or hostnames of HTTPS servers.
- “Medium” - if you want the R3000 to communicate with HTTPS servers in order to get the URL from the certificate for URL validation only (this is the default setting).
- “High” - if you want the R3000 to communicate with HTTPS servers to obtain the certificate with a very strict validation of the return URL. WARNING: If using the “High” setting, end users may be blocked.
The following video recaps the content of this article and provides additional information regarding HTTPS filtering.
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