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Chapter 5: Device Configuration
Application Filters
An application filter is a further refinement of an application. Application filters block an
application depending upon an action the user performs. For example, you might allow
contractors to use FTP, unless they attempt to upload any document that has the string
“spec” in the filename. So when the traffic comes in, SafeGuard matches the FTP traffic
against the “spec” parameter in the filename.
To define application filters:
1 Select Application Filters from the navigation tree (Figure 61) and click New
in the Action Bar. The New AppFilter dialog box displays (Figure 64).
Figure 64 New Application Filter
2 Specify a name for the filter in the Name field.
3 Select an operator (Or, And) from the dropdown Operator list. The operator
indicator indicates whether to use either, or a combination of the filter elements.
4 Click New to add a filter element. The New App Filter Element dialog box
displays (Figure 65).