Applying an external feed

To apply an external host feed:

You can use an external host feed as the source or destination for a traffic or secure web gateway policy for secure internet access (SIA) and secure private access traffic (SPA).

1. Do one of the following:
   • Go to Configuration > Policies.
   • Go to Configuration > SWG Policies.
2. Select the desired policy, then click Edit.
3. In the Source/Destination field, click Specify.
4. From the Select Entries slide in, select the required external feed under External threat feeds. Click Close.
5. Specify the policy action as Accept or Deny as per your need.
6. Click OK.

To apply a DNS filter domain feed:

You can use a DNS filter domain feed as a domain feed category in DNS Filter.

1. Go to Configuration > Security. Select the appropriate Profile Group from the dropdown in the top right corner.
2. Go to DNS Filter and click Customize.
3. In the slide in, a Domain feeds category appears under FortiGuard Category Based Filter, which shows all the configured DNS filter domain feeds. Click the required DNS filter domain feed and select the appropriate action:

   Action	The DNS request is...	Security log generated under Analytics > Security > DNS Filter?
   Allow	Allowed to pass	No
   Monitor	Allowed to pass	Yes
   Redirect to Block Portal	Blocked. Returns a FortiGuard block page	Yes

4. Click OK.
5. Do one of the following under Internet Access (SIA) or Private Access (SPA):
   • For agent-based users, go to Configuration > Policies.
   • For agentless users, go to Configuration > SWG Policies.
6. Select the required policy and click Edit.
7. In the Profile Group field, select the profile group that has DNS filter domain feed configured
8. Click OK.

To apply a web filter FQDN feed:

You can use a web filter FQDN feed as a web filter FQDN feed category.

1. Go to Configuration > Security. Select the appropriate Profile Group from the dropdown in the top right corner.
2. Go to Web Filter With Inline-CASB and click Customize.
3. In the slide in, a FQDN feeds category appears under FortiGuard Category Based Filter, which shows all the configured Web filter FQDN feeds. Click the required FQDN feed and select the appropriate action:

   Action	Description
   Allow	Permit access to websites in the .
   Monitor	Permit and log access to websites in the category.
   Block	Prevent access to websites in the category. Users trying to access a blocked site see a replacement message indicating that FortiSASE blocks the site.
   Warning	Display a message to the user allowing them to continue if they choose.
   Disable	Remove the category from the from the web filter profile. This option is only available for local or remote categories from the right-click menu.

4. Click OK.
5. Do one of the following under Internet Access (SIA) or Private Access (SPA):
   • For agent-based users, go to Configuration > Policies.
   • For agentless users, go to Configuration > SWG Policies.
6. Select the required policy and click Edit.
7. In the Profile Group field, select the profile group that has Web filter FQDN feed configured.
8. Click OK.