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Chapter 9 Classify URLs for Policy Application

URL Category Descriptions

This section lists the URL categories for Cisco Web Usage Controls. The tables also include the
abbreviated URL category names that may appear in the Web Reputation filtering and anti-malware
scanning section of an access log file entry.

Note

In the access logs, the URL category abbreviations for Cisco Web Usage Controls include the prefix
“IW_” before each abbreviation so that the “art” category becomes “IW_art.”

{ }

Specifies the number of times to match the previous pattern.

For example:

D{1,3} matches one to three occurrences of the letter D

Matches a specific number

{n}

or a minimum number

{n,}

of instances of the preceding

pattern. For example, the expression

A[0-9]{3}

matches “A” followed by exactly three

digits. That is, it matches “A123” but not “A1234”. The expression

[0-9]{4,}

matches

any sequence of four or more digits.

“...”

Literally interpret any characters enclosed within the quotation marks.

Meta-
character

Description

URL Category

Abbrevia-
tion

Code Description

Example

URLs

Adult

adlt

1006

Directed at adults, but not necessarily pornographic.
May include adult clubs (strip clubs, swingers clubs,
escort services, strippers); general information
about sex, non-pornographic in nature; genital
piercing; adult products or greeting cards;
information about sex not in the context of health or
disease.

www.adultentertainmentexpo
.com

www.adultnetline.com