Cloud content filter

The cloud content filtering allows you to profile and block the user web traffic. The system allows you to create multiple profiles based on user name (authenticated web proxy) or on the IP source (transparent or manual proxy).

Preliminary operations

You need to access https://register.nethesis.it, inside Administration section, and add the server to the Cloud content filter section.

Configuration

The configuration is composed of two parts:

  • a profile associated to a group of users or a host group
  • a selection of blacklists associated with the created profile

Profiles must be created through the web interface of NethServer, while the association between profiles and blacklist can be configured accessing the FlashStart remote interface. To access FlashStart remote interface, click on Configure inside the Cloud content filter page.

Manual or transparent proxy

Using manual or transparent proxy, you can profile the users only through the source IP address.

Steps:

  • Create a host group
  • Open the tab IP profiles and click on Create new
  • Select a host group and enter a description
  • To select the blacklist associated with the profile, click on Configure and access the FlashStart

Authenticated proxy

Using authenticated proxy, you can profile the users through the user name.

Steps:

  • Create a user group
  • Open the tab User profiles and click on Create new
  • Select a user group and enter a description
  • To select the blacklist associated with the profile, click on Configure and access the FlashStart

Note

The filter will work only if all client are using the web proxy.