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Web Content Filtering via Active Directory config issues

I have read you can do web content filtering through active directory. I would first like to know where there is configured within the group policy in AD and only allow certain sites.

Secondly I have read solutions where I can go into IE/Internet Options/Connection on the workstations and put the proxy server to 127.0.0.1 and add the sites I permit below the setting. This worked to a point but the problem lies when going to sites wihin say yahoo.com or google.com for map lookup etc. An example would be I allow yahoo.com and maps.yahoo,com it still presents the password box and I can click cancel and still do my search which is annoying for the users. It would be nice if it accepted wildcards but it doesn't.

Please advise of what I should do.

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John Gates, CISSP, CDPSE

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jcs1977

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Thanks but that doesn't solve my solution

jcs1977

ASKER

oops problem that is

John Gates, CISSP, CDPSE

It does exactly if you read it closely. You can add wildcards to the list too. Hove you even tried the solution?

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John Gates, CISSP, CDPSE

Registry File (prxenable.reg):

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"MigrateProxy"=dword:00000001
"ProxyEnable"=dword:00000001
"ProxyServer"="http://127.0.0.1:80"
"ProxyOverride"="somelocalsite.domain.local;*.macromedia.com" <-- this allows exceptions!

Would allow your proxy to block all but allow anything .macromedia.com

How does this not answer your question?

-D-

jcs1977

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Makes sense but beyond my knowledge to deploy this. I am a beginner in AD, scripts and registry but thank you