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Allow and Block Lists

  • Create Allow and Block Lists
    This article covers the what, why, and how of Allow and Block lists, the section of Filtering Policies to customize what end-users can/can't access.  Use Allow and Block lists to completely control...
  • Allow List-only Filtering Policy
    Allow List-only refers to the concept of blocking all possible domains by default, except those specified by an Allow list. This is also referred to as a “default deny” policy, rather than a “defau...
  • Sites wrongly blocked
    If you find that a site is blocked, which should be allowed on you policy, this article will help you diagnose and correct the issue. Receiving a Block Notification If you are receiving a block pag...
  • Sites wrongly allowed
    If you are able to wrongly view sites on your policy that you desire to block, this article will help you to localize the issue and solve it quickly. When websites are wrongly allowed, there are th...
  • CIPA compliance for educational institutions
    Use this guide to help understand and meet CIPA compliance for your school. Protecting students online is often a moving target. Online threats are emerging as rapidly as ever, and minors are often...
  • Create a Universal Allow or Block List
    Universal Lists is a feature that lets organizations configure a blanket Allow List or Block list that spans across all Filtering Policies.  Account users with admin permissions or higher can add i...
  • Network Error while updating Allow or Block Lists
    Follow these troubleshooting steps to resolve Network Error messaging while updating Allow, Block, or Universal Lists. If the Allow/Block list fails to update you may be experiencing a duplicate en...
  • Set Policies for Internationalized Domain Names
    Add Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) to Allow and Block Lists with the help of Punycode.  Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) represent domain names in non-Latin or extended Latin languages,...

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