Web and App policies, difference between "None" and "Allow all."

Question

When selecting a Web policy or an App policy from a drop-down list, there is a "None" option and also an "Allow all" option. If you select "None," doesn't that mean the same thing as "Allow all"?

Vishal_R · Accepted Answer

Hi EastCoastUser Please check the below previous thread if that helps to clear your doubts on this.

https://community.sophos.com/sophos-xg-firewall/f/discussions/141768/web-filtering-allow-all-versus-none#

Web filtering: differences between Web policy of None and Web policy of Allow All

None will not be going to submit traffic to that particular service sub-system, Allow all will submit traffic to that service sub-system but will not take any action as action is allowed.

Web and App policies, difference between "None" and "Allow all."

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