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What are the different levels of HTTPS filtering?

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Q: What are the different levels of HTTPS filtering?

A: When HTTPS filtering is enabled, the R3000 will attempt to identify and validate the secure server certificate in https requests, depending on the filtering level you select:

  • None - if you do not want the R3000 to filter HTTPS sites.
  • “Low” - if you want the R3000 to filter HTTPS sites without having the R3000 communicate with IP addresses or hostnames of HTTPS servers.
  • “Medium” - if you want the R3000 to communicate with HTTPS servers in order to get the URL from the certificate for URL validation only (this is the default setting).
  • “High” - if you want the R3000 to communicate with HTTPS servers to obtain the certificate with a very strict validation of the return URL.  WARNING: If using the “High” setting, end users may be blocked.