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How to Create Custom URL Categories - Knowledge Base - Palo Alto Networks

How to Create Custom URL Categories

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Created On 09/25/18 17:36 PM - Last Modified 06/06/24 14:31 PM


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PaloAlto Firewall

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Overview

This document describes the steps to create a Custom URL Category list, use the list in a URL Filtering profile, and then applying the profile in a security policy.

 

Steps

  1. Go to Objects > URL Category and click Add
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  2. Fill in the Name, Description, and the URLs of the category members (one per line).
    Note: A list of URLs can also be imported from a file.
     

To apply the the custom category to a URL filtering profile:

  1. Go to Objects > Security Profiles > URL Filtering and click Add.
  2. Name the profile and select the custom category.
    Note: The newly created category appears in the Category list with an asterisk next to it.image.png
  3. Optionally, add URLs to the Allow/Block lists as appropriate.

 

To apply the URL filtering profile in a security policy:

  1. Go to Policies > Security
  2. Select or create a security policy
  3. Select the custom profile for URL Filtering, under Profile Setting:image.png
  4. Commit

 

The Palo Alto Networks firewall will process the filter as follows:

  • Block list
  • Allow list
  • Custom category
  • Pre-defined category

 

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