File Filter

The file filter allows the FortiProxy unit to block files passing through based on file type based on the file's metadata only and not on file size or file content. A DLP sensor must be configured to block files based on size or content, such as SSN numbers, credit card numbers, or regular expression pattern. The file filter can be applied directly to firewall policies.

To view available file filter profiles, go to Security Profiles > File Filter.

Hover over the leftmost edge of the column heading to display the Configure Table icon, which you can use to select the columns to display or to reset all the columns to their default settings. You can also drag column headings to change their order.

The following options are available:

Create New	Create a file filter profile. See Create or edit a file filter profile.
Edit	Modify the selected file filter profile. See Create or edit a file filter profile.
Clone	Make a copy of the selected file filter profile.
Delete	Remove the selected file filter profile.
Search	Enter a search term to find in the file filter profile list.
Name	The name of the file filter profile.
Comments	An optional description of the file filter profile.
Ref.	Displays the number of times the object is referenced to other objects. To view the location of the referenced object, select the number in Ref.; the Object Usage window opens and displays the various locations of the referenced object.
Scan Archive Contents	Whether the scanning of archive contents has been enabled or disabled.