Website Allow Lists
- Chris Collins
Websites can be ‘allowed’ to stop captures from being generated on specified URL’s.
Please note that allowing a website address will not stop keyboard captures from being generated, only application type captures.
Create a Web List
This step can be skipped if a web list has already been created.
Navigate to the Settings view by clicking on the Cog icon in the top right of the console.
Then click on Web Lists.
Click on Add to create a new list.
The list will be automatically assigned to the OU/group level you create it at.
You can edit the name of the list after creation by clicking Edit.
Add an allowed web address
Single click on the web list to highlight it and then click on the Sites button.
Click on Add to create a new entry.
Type in the URL you wish to allow, change Allowed to Yes, and then click on Add Site to finish.
It is not necessary to add a wild card or any https or www prefixes, simply adding “bbc.co.uk” is all that is needed.
If whitelisting CPOMS, you will need to add the whole unique CPOMS link for your school. For example: yourschool.cpoms.net.
Edit An Existing Web List
Editing a web list will allow you to change its name.
Single click on the web list to highlight it, then click on the Edit button.
Make your change and then click on the Save button.
Advanced Settings
Advanced settings are also available to change the severity weights or confidence values for a website instead of outright whitelisting the URL.
This can be useful for situations where you want captures to still be created from a website, but at a reduced severity score. For example, a value of -1 will reduce all severities from the website by 1. This will not work if the website has already been allowed.
Confidence values can also be changed for a website. This will modify the client’s behaviour by only allowing captures through that hit a set confidence rating. For example, setting a rating of 90 will only allow captures to be generated if the confidence score is 90+.
This can help reduce false positives from certain websites. This will not work if the website has been allowed.
Manually Assign a Web List
Newly created web lists will already be assigned to the level that it was created. However, sometimes it is useful to be able to assign a list to other OU’s or user groups.
To do this select the group you want to assign to and click on the Settings > Web tab.
Then click on Edit and under select the new list from Web Lists drop down menu.
Ensure Web Whitelisting is enabled and click Save to finish.
Document number/reference: SEC-KB-SETUP-011
Classification Level: Public
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