topic Re: URL Filtering Categories site is not up to date in General Topics

URL Filtering Categories site is not up to date

Don_Paterson — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 11:21:38 GMT

The URL Filtering Categories site seems to have only 77 of the 121 categories (seen today in an updated R81.20 SmartConsole - 12th June 2024).

https://usercenter.checkpoint.com/ucapps/urlcat/categories

The site seems to require a log in to the UC today, where I previously found that it was public access.

This follows the new look / updated https://urlcat.checkpoint.com/urlcat/ (resolves to: https://usercenter.checkpoint.com/ucapps/urlcat/ )

In the site the first two noticeable categories that are missing are "Browser Plugin" and "Browser Toolbar"

Can or will the site be kept up to date? Otherwise it might be better to archive and hide it.

Thanks,

Don

Re: URL Filtering Categories site is not up to date

the_rock — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 11:32:57 GMT

You are 100% right, I noticed the same, definitely bunch is missing.

Andy

Re: URL Filtering Categories site is not up to date

Chris_Atkinson — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:08:33 GMT

Are you looking for App category classifications?

https://appwiki.checkpoint.com/appwikisdb/public.htm

Re: URL Filtering Categories site is not up to date

Don_Paterson — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:48:50 GMT

Nope. Just URL Categories 🙂

BTW, What is the official method to request a new Updatable Object? If that is a possibility?

Re: URL Filtering Categories site is not up to date

the_rock — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 20:27:30 GMT

I had customer ask me that same question before and Sales guy said either via TAC case or RFE.

Andy

Re: URL Filtering Categories site is not up to date

Don_Paterson — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 20:41:39 GMT

You lost me at Sales guy..

Re: URL Filtering Categories site is not up to date

the_rock — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 20:44:57 GMT

I meant your local Sales person, or CP account manager.

Andy

Re: URL Filtering Categories site is not up to date

Don_Paterson — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 21:18:58 GMT

I'm joking 😉

If you said SE though 😉

Rfe and SRs are for technical product requests.

I'm just trying to keep help them out and pointing out some areas they can update and improve.

All good.

Re: URL Filtering Categories site is not up to date

the_rock — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 22:56:57 GMT

Jokes are free 😉

SE, Sales guy, Sales lady, Sales engineer, take your pick 🙂

Anyway, the reason why I said that is because couple times, when SE opened the case, I suppose it has bigger meaning than say customer or partner opening the case mentioning SE's name...I dont know, just my impression.

Andy

Re: URL Filtering Categories site is not up to date

the_rock — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:06:17 GMT

Btw, I was just "digging" through my One Note notes and found where SE opened TAC case for this issue and requested updatable object customer wanted. It took almost 3 months to get it done, but this was 3 years ago, maybe it would be faster now days, worth a try.

Andy

Re: URL Filtering Categories site is not up to date

Don_Paterson — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 05:23:09 GMT

I guess it depends on a few things, for example a customer may be looking for a new UO and the SE or Customer request could be serviced quickly because R&D were already working on it or because internal processes have been optimized.

Important part it to get the request and feedback in to Solution Centre and R&D for them to consider it.

Thanks for sharing your experience.

Re: URL Filtering Categories site is not up to date

the_rock — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:36:34 GMT

I see what you mean.

Re: URL Filtering Categories site is not up to date

PhoneBoy — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:15:18 GMT

For such a thing to be considered, the vendor in question has to offer a programmatic way to fetch the IPs for the app/service in question.
In addition to the usual contact your local office and such 😉

Re: URL Filtering Categories site is not up to date

PhoneBoy — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 22:17:12 GMT

To answer the original query, Browser Plugin and Browser Toolbar are not actually URL Filtering categories, but App Control categories.
These are mixed together in SmartConsole.