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Table of Contents
Overview
This Recommended Read is a guide on blocking advertisements on websites, not the advertisements played while streaming videos on YouTube or any other platform like YouTube.
Create a Web Policy
[Path: Protect > web > Policies > Add policy > Add rule]
Under the activities > Category > Add > Advertisements and Auctions & Classified Ads
with action HTTP as block and HTTPS as block and turn on the status of the rule:
Firewall rule settings
Go to Protect > Rules and Policies
In the rule where you want to use the policy you just created.
Note: I haven’t applied HTTP and HTTPS scanning in my scenario. However, I am using the " web proxy instead of DPI" option, as shown in the following snapshot.
Impacts of HTTPS Decrypt and Scan
Sample Screenshots:
- Policy Is "Not" Applied
- Policy is "Applied"
Using log viewer to confirm traffic is being blocked
I hope this Recommended Reads has helped you achieve your requirements and clarified your doubts.
Revamped RR Corrected Font Size and Grammar Added Horizontal Lines ^EO Added bottom Horizontal Line
[edited by: emmosophos at 11:34 PM (GMT -8) on 23 Nov 2023]