Creating an SSL Bypass for an Accountability Group

Do you wish to exempt certain sites from filtering, and apply the exemption to everyone in your accountability policy?

Step 1 - Create Smart device group for Church Group (if needed)

1. Navigate to any Company Access Policy Dashboard

2. From Content Filter, click on Device Groups

   

3. Click Add Smart Device Group

4. Fill out form

   • Name for device group
   • Leave Company field empty
   • Select correct Accountability Policy
   • Membership set to Collected Device Group

5. Save

Step 2 - Create a custom ACL category

1. Go to Content Filter in the left column Hotkey i 3

2. Click Categories Hotkey 2 1

3. Click Categories Hotkey 1 1

4. Click ACL Categories Hotkey c 3

5. Click Plus button in the upper right Hotkey Alt+N or Shift+Alt+N or Cmd+Shift+N

6. Fill out Code and Name but leave Company field empty. (Description is optional.)

7. Click Next

8. Action will be ACL

9. Click Next

10. Chose Accountability policy you want this to apply to.

11. Save

Step 3 - Build ACL for category

• assuming step 3 follows step 2 directly

1. Click ACL Actions tab Hotkey t 3
2. Click Add ACL Action Hotkey p 1
3. Set Action to SSL Bypass Request Level Override
4. Click Next
5. Set Acl to Connect Method Match if Equal Target ACL is left blank
6. Click Next
7. Enter correct device group Match if Equal (device group created in step 1.)

Note: Adding a device group in Step 7 is critical to prevent unintended application of this policy.

8. Click Next 3 times Leave time group and App groups empty
9. Category should be pre-filled but click Match if Equal
10. Save

Step 4 - Apply Category to Accountability Group Default Policy

(This may not be needed for this category to function but it makes it easier to find and adjust in the future.)

1. Click Content Filter in left column Hotkey i 3
2. Click Web Page Access Hotkey 1 1
3. Click Access Policy Groups Hotkey 1 2
4. Search for and select the Accountabilty group Default policy you want to apply this to
5. Select the Categories tab
6. Select Add Category HotKey p 1
7. Pick the category created in Step 2
8. Set the Actrion to Whitelist
9. Save

Step 5 - Adding sites to Custom Group ByPass

1. Navigate to Access Policy Dashboard of a Company that the policy is applied to
2. Select Filter Actions group of church default policy
3. Find Bypass category in the list of categories
4. Click on the Category name
5. Click Add Pattern
6. Fill out form to add site to bypassed list. Choose Sync Everywhere
7. Save

(To add multiple patterns at once you can use the Bulk Load Patterns button.)