Limitations on using local database for content filtering

Products

• ProxySG Software - SGOS
• ISG Proxy

Issue/Introduction

When using the local database in ProxySG policy there are limitations for creating and using the local database for content filtering.

Resolution

When planning to use the local database for content filtering, consider these limitations:

• No more than 200 separate categories are allowed.
• Category names must be 32 characters or less.
• A given URL pattern can appear in no more than four category definitions.
• The local database produces only the most specific URL match and returns a single category
• URL port numbers will be ignored
• Any URL that contain a scheme like https://, or ftp://, this scheme will be ignored, and the match will happen only on the URL itself.
• URL query strings shall not be used.