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Chapter 15 URL Filtering
Taking Action Based on the Reputation or Category of URLs in Messages
The action that you pair with this condition is taken if any URL in the message matches the reputation
score or any category specified in the condition.
score or any category specified in the condition.
If you want to modify URLs in a message, or modify their behavior, configure only a URL Reputation
or URL Category action. You do not need a separate URL Reputation or URL Category condition or rule
for this purpose.
or URL Category action. You do not need a separate URL Reputation or URL Category condition or rule
for this purpose.
Note
Do not pair a URL Reputation condition with a Bounce action.
Tip
To check the category of a particular URL, visit the link in
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Modifying URLs in Messages: Using URL Reputation and URL Category Actions
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Use a URL Reputation or URL Category action to modify URLs in a message, or their behavior, based
on the reputation or category of the URL.
on the reputation or category of the URL.
URL Reputation and URL Category actions do not require a separate condition. Instead, the selected
action is applied based on the reputation or categories that you select in the URL Reputation or URL
Category action.
action is applied based on the reputation or categories that you select in the URL Reputation or URL
Category action.
The action is applied only to URLs that meet the criteria specified in the action. Other URLs in the
message are not modified.
message are not modified.
If you do not specify a category, the action you choose is applied to all messages.
URL reputation score ranges for clean, suspect, and malicious URLs are predefined and not editable.
However, you can specify a custom range instead. The specified endpoints are included in the range you
specify. For example, if you create a custom range from -8 to -10, then -8 and -10 are included in the
range. Use "No Score" for URLs for which a reputation score cannot be determined.
However, you can specify a custom range instead. The specified endpoints are included in the range you
specify. For example, if you create a custom range from -8 to -10, then -8 and -10 are included in the
range. Use "No Score" for URLs for which a reputation score cannot be determined.
The following URL-related actions are available:
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Defang a URL so that it is unclickable. Message recipients can still see and copy the URL.
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Redirect a URL so that if the message recipient clicks the link, the transaction is routed to a Cisco
web security proxy in the cloud, which blocks access if the site is malicious.
web security proxy in the cloud, which blocks access if the site is malicious.
Example: You might want to redirect all URLs in the Uncategorized category to the Cisco Cloud
Web Security proxy service, as malicious sites used in phishing attacks often do not exist long
enough to be classified.
Web Security proxy service, as malicious sites used in phishing attacks often do not exist long
enough to be classified.
See also
To redirect URLs to a different proxy, see the example in the following bullet.