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6.0.0

Address types

Address types

Explicit proxy firewall address types improve granularity over header matching for explicit web proxy policies. You can enable this option using the Show in Address List button on the Address and Address Group New/Edit forms under Policy & Objects > Addresses.

The following address types are available:

  • URL Pattern - destination address
  • Host Regex Match - destination address
  • URL Category - destination address (URL filtering)
  • HTTP Method - source address
  • User Agent - source address
  • HTTP Header - source address
  • Advanced (Source) - source address (combines User Agent, HTTP Method, and HTTP Header)
  • Advanced (Destination) - destination address (combines Host Regex Match and URL Category)

Address types

Address types

Explicit proxy firewall address types improve granularity over header matching for explicit web proxy policies. You can enable this option using the Show in Address List button on the Address and Address Group New/Edit forms under Policy & Objects > Addresses.

The following address types are available:

  • URL Pattern - destination address
  • Host Regex Match - destination address
  • URL Category - destination address (URL filtering)
  • HTTP Method - source address
  • User Agent - source address
  • HTTP Header - source address
  • Advanced (Source) - source address (combines User Agent, HTTP Method, and HTTP Header)
  • Advanced (Destination) - destination address (combines Host Regex Match and URL Category)