How to remove a DNS Signature exception

How to remove a DNS Signature exception

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Created On 07/08/25 12:49 PM - Last Modified 08/15/25 03:04 AM


Question


How do you remove a DNS signature exception? I do not see a way to do so from the firewall GUI:



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Answer


At the time of this article, the only way to remove a DNS signature exception is through the firewall CLI:

  1. login to the firewall CLI
  2. Enter configure mode with the configure command
> configure
  1. Use the following command to delete the exception:
# delete profiles spyware <profile_name> botnet-domains threat-exception <Threat_ID>
    • Replace <profile_name> with the name of the profile that has the exception and <Threat_ID> with the ID you are removing.
    1. commit your changes with the commit command and exit.
    # commit
    # exit
    1. On firewall GUI, you can confirm the exception has now been removed:


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