This article applies to:

• R3000/WF/WFR

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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