Google Safesearch using DPI engine is not working.

Google Safesearch using DPI engine is not working. I have tested with Internet Edge, Chrome and Firefox all the same. It is able to filter explicit sites and images from bing and yahoo search but not Google. By using web proxy, Google SafeSearch can still work.

+1 shred over 4 years ago

The DPI engine doesn't support SafeSearch. You must use the Web Proxy if you want to utilize that feature.

Source: community.sophos.com/.../xstream---the-new-dpi-engine-for-web-proxy-explained

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0 carbon15 over 4 years ago

As pointed out the DPI engine won't permit the redirection of the web domain to enforce Safe Search - to that end you need to setup a firewall rule to direct traffic to the "SafeSearch enforcement" object (which is already defined on the XG for this purpose) and send that traffic to the web proxy, make sure you assign a web policy that enforces SS to that rule.

It is the same if you want to enforce Youtubes Strict or Moderated modes.
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+2 LuCar Toni over 4 years ago in reply to carbon15

Here is the Workaround for DPI: (DNS):

https://community.sophos.com/products/xg-firewall/sfos-eap/sfos-v18-early-access-program/f/recommended-reads/116641/safesearch---enforcement-when-using-the-dpi-engine

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