Primary Actions

A primary action specifies the principal action that the Gateway performs on traffic on a policy route, or when a What To Look For? clause triggers a What To Do? action in a content rule.

Primary Actions on Policy Routes

Each policy route specifies a default primary action of either:

• Allow the communication
• Block the communication

On policy routes where the primary action is Allow the communication, you can specify exceptions where the communication is not allowed. For example, the Gateway starter policy includes a policy route that allows traffic between your 'Everyone' Machine List and the 'Web Mail' Internet Zone, except where the communication includes potentially harmful content, such as viruses, spyware, tracking cookies, executables, and unknown file types.

On policy routes where the primary action is Block the communication, you can specify a policy reference to a block page. Block pages inform users when the Gateway blocks a communication and provides an explanation.

Primary Actions in Content Rules

The What To Do? clause of each content rule specifies a primary action. Depending on which What To Look For? clause triggers the action, it can be:

• Allow the communication

  If any of the conditions defined by the What To Look For? clauses are met, the Gateway allows the communication.

• Block the communication using a specified block page

  If the conditions defined by the What To Look For? clauses are met, the Gateway blocks the communication using a specified block page.

• Remove the cookie

  If the What To Look For? clause is looking for, and finds, a tracking cookie, the Gateway allows the communication after it has removed the tracking cookie.

• Continue to the next rule

  If any of the conditions defined by the What To Look For? clauses are met, the Gateway allows the communication and continues to the next content rule.

• Bypass content checks

  If any of the conditions defined by the What To Look For? clauses are met, the Gateway bypasses all content analysis checks.

• DO NOT filter search results

  If any of the conditions defined by the What To Look For? clauses are met, the Gateway will not filter search results.

• Filter explicit images and video from search results

  If any of the conditions defined by the What To Look For? clauses are met, the Gateway filters explicit images and video.

• Filter explicit text, images and video from search results

  If any of the conditions defined by the What To Look For? clauses are met, the Gateway filters explicit text, images and video.