URL filtering is enabled through an on-box, 20 million plus database of URLs, divided across 78 categories. The on-box database ensures maximum, inline performance and minimal latency. Using the combination of application control and URL filtering, flexible policies can be implemented to control employee and network activity.

• Select from 78 categories and more than 20 million URLs or create a custom list through block lists and allow lists with wildcard support.
• Specify group-based web browsing policies with user repository integration provided by User-ID.
• Enable SSL decryption policies by allowing encrypted access to specific web sites such as health, finance and shopping while decrypting traffic to all other sites such as blogs, forums, and entertainment.

Multiple options are available to satisfy the varied requirements for informing end users that they are attempting to visit a web page that does not adhere to corporate policy.

• Customizable block page: The page informing a user that they are violating policy can include the corporate logo, references to the username, IP address, the URL attempting to be accessed and the category of the URL.
• URL filtering block and continue: Users accessing a page that potentially violates URL filtering policy, can be presented with a block page "Warning and Continue" button is presented to the user, allowing them to proceed if they feel the site is acceptable.
• URL filtering override: Requires a user to correctly enter a password in order to bypass the block page and continue surfing.