ProxySG TechBrief – Downloading & Configuring Websense

What is Content Filtering?

URL filtering is the process of limiting a user’s Web site access through a policy that is associated
with a specific URL or topic category. URL filtering running on a ProxySG (On-Proxy) provides
performance and policy extensions not found with a URL list alone. Because the Internet is ever
changing, the Blue Coat ProxySG periodically downloads updates from the master Websense
database so that your policy can incorporate new and updated sites.

Why Enable Content Filtering?

Companies cannot ignore the loss of productivity and the liability associated with unmanaged Web
surfing. The ProxySG offers the capability to control access to undesirable sites on a category basis.
More than 52 categories enable security administrators to deploy a consistent Web access policy.
The entire Websense database is loaded into the ProxySG appliance to offer optimized performance.
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Configuring Websense URL Filtering
There are four steps to implement the Websense database on the ProxySG

1. Open an account with Websense

2. Enable content filtering on the ProxySG
3. Configure an automatic filter update schedule
4. Enable Websense categories with the Visual Policy Manager

Step 1 – Open An Account with Websense

Websense’s URL filtering requires a purchased license for long-term use of its database. For
evaluation purposes you can receive a free 30-day license by accessing www.websense.com. After
your registration, an email will be sent with the evaluation/demonstration license.

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Step 2 – Enable URL Filtering

1. From a Web browser go to the Blue Coat management interface

2. Select the Content Filtering / General option
3. From the dropdown list select Websense and click on Apply

4. Select Websense from the Content Filtering list on the left to obtain the following screen
5. Enter your username and password as supplied by the vendor
6. Click on Apply to save changes

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 7. Click on Download Now to start the Websense download. You will see the following screen
when the download starts. When completed, this screen will indicate that the download was
successful.

Step 3 – Enable Automatic Downloading

To enable automatic downloading of the database on a periodic basis follow these steps:

1. From the Websense screen select the Automatic Download tab

2. Check the box Download New Filter
3. Select a download time from the drop-down list
4. Check the days for the frequency that you want the filter list updated
5. Click Apply to save the changes
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Step 4 – Enable Websense Categories via Visual Policy Manager
To enable the Websense categories follow these steps:

1. Open up the Visual Policy Manager and add a new rule under any previously defined Web
Access Layer by clicking the Add Rule button. If you have not added any layers yet, then you
will need to create a Web Access Layer. See Blue Coat documentation for information on
how to use the Visual Policy Manager
2. On the destination field, right click and choose set, a new window will appear, click on new
and select categories
3. You will then be presented with a Category Listing
4. Select Adult Material, Gambling, Illegal or Questionable and Sports categories to test this
policy
5. Click on OK
6. The pop-up window showing selected URLs and the new category list will be shown, click on
OK. Install the policy to the ProxySG by clicking on Install Policies

Testing Your Configuration

To test your configuration you simply open your browser and type in a category-related URL: for
example, www.sportsillustrated.com. If you have configured the policy correctly, the Blue Coat policy
will deny you access to this site if it is part of a restricted category.

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Conclusion
The Blue Coat ProxySG supports numerous vendors to run URL filtering “On-Proxy”. The ProxySG
supports automatic downloads of the Websense database and integrates the database with powerful
policy functionality not found with URL filtering lists alone.

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