Caching Proxy Help

PICS Filtering at the Proxy Server Level

Platform for Internet Content Selection (PICS) is a technological standard that specifies a content labeling system for Web information. It enables the independent rating of Web sites for content filtering purposes. Rating decisions are usually made on the basis of particular categories that relate to violence, pornography, language, and nudity.

Some Web browsers are PICS-compliant and are able to filter content as it is received from the content server. However, because browser settings can be adjusted by the end user, these filters can easily be compromised.

With the Caching Proxy, you can implement PICS filtering at the proxy server level. Caching Proxy allows an administrator to specify filtering rules based on PICS labels. When a URL is accessed, the Caching Proxy server uses these rules to determine whether the URL will be passed or failed.

 

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