In deployments that deny users from accessing sites without a category rating, (sites categorized as "none" or "uncategorized") I want to allow users to easily submit site category suggestions, as appropriate.
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This can be done with a redirect rule in either the VPM or CPL to the Symantec Site Review website.
The below is where the VPM looks like:
Applying "Layer Guard" on your Web Access Layer will allow you to specifically evaluate this layer Only if all that *match* (any of the available category) in the BCWF database. This bypasses the web filter layer if the access URL is not rated.
<proxy>
url.category=("none","pending","unavailable") action.ReturnRedirect1(yes)
define action ReturnRedirect1
redirect(307, "(.*)", "http://sitereview.bluecoat.com/sitereview.jsp?url=$(1)" );
end
This CPL rule will redirect the user request to the page that will submit "Site Review" to BCWF (Bluecoat Web Filter) team.
NOTE: This workaround is based on the sample policy, but the concept can be used in any forward proxy configuration where policy uses Blue Coat Web Filtering to control access.
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