Cisco Cisco Web Security Appliance S360 User Guide

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Figure 10-9 Applying Decryption Policy Actions
Is the URL category of the request
URL in the Decryption group’s
list of custom URL categories?
Receive HTTPS request from client.
No, continue to monitor.
Yes, action is Drop.
Yes, action is Pass-Through.
Yes, action is Decrypt.
Drop connection.
Pass through 
connection.
Decrypt traffic and then evaluate
Access Policy group membership.
Does the reputation score of the
destination server indicate to drop
the connection?
No, continue to monitor, or Web 
Reputation is not enabled.
Yes, Drop.
Is the URL category of the request
URL in the Decryption group’s
list of predefined URL categories?
Yes, action is Drop.
Yes, action is Decrypt.
Yes, action is Pass-Through.
No, continue to monitor or 
Yes, action is Monitor.
Does the reputation score of the
destination server indicate to pass 
through or decrypt the connection?
Action is Pass-Through.
Is the server certificate valid?
Yes, or No, action is Monitor.
No, action is Drop.
No, action is Decrypt.
What is the default action specified
in the policy group?
Action is Decrypt.
Action is Pass-Through.
Action is Drop.
Is Web Reputation enabled?
Yes
Action is Decrypt.
No
Does the destination server have a 
reputation score assigned?
Yes
No, action is Decrypt.
No, action is Pass-Through.
No, action 
is Drop.
No, action 
is Monitor.