Web and Files Protection Exclusions

URL Filtering Exclusions

You can exclude specific URLs from a rule. Click + to add the required URL you want to exclude from the rule.

Syntax

  • * indicates a string or a character. For example, A* can be ADomain or AB or AAAA.

  • ? indicates a character. For example, A? can be AA or AB or Ab.

For example:

If you enter the domain

It excludes these domains

It does not exclude these domains

www.domain.com
  • https://www.domain.com

  • http://www.domain.com

  • https://domain.com

  • http://domain.com

  • https://sub.domain.com

  • http://sub.domain.com

*.domain.com
  • https://domain.com

  • http://domain.com

  • https://sub.domain.com

  • http://sub.domain.com

  • https://www.domain.com

  • http://www.domain.com

Threat Emulation, Threat Extraction, and Zero-Phishing Exclusions

Domain exclusions

  • To exclude an IP, in the Element field, enter IP address followed by subnet mask in the format <X.X.X.X>/ <subnet mask >. For example, to exclude a computer with IP address 192.168.100.30, enter 192.168.100.30/24.

  • Domain exclusions must be added without http/s, *, or any other special characters.

    Domain exclusions can be added with or without www.

  • Sub-domain exclusions are supported.

    Exclusion of a domain will exclude all its subdomains as well.

For example:

If you enter the domain

It excludes these domains

It does not exclude these domains

www.domain.com
  • https://www.domain.com

  • http://www.domain.com

  • https://domain.com

  • http://domain.com

  • https://sub.domain.com

  • http://sub.domain.com

domain.com
  • https://www.domain.com

  • http://www.domain.com

  • https://domain.com

  • http://domain.com

  • https://sub.domain.com

  • http://sub.domain.com

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sub.domain.com
  • https://sub.domain.com

  • http://sub.domain.com

https://sub2.domain.com

SHA1 exclusions -

  • It is not supported with Internet Explorer.