Manage Custom URL Categories
Palo Alto Networks provides a set of predefined URL filtering categories.
You can also specify your own URL filtering categories using a customer URL category object. For example, create a custom list of URLs that you want to use as match criteria in a Security policy rule.
You can use the custom URL categories as a security policy match criteria.
For more information, refer to the following links.
- Where Can I Find a Complete List of PAN-DB URL Filtering Categories?
- Palo Alto Networks URL filtering
- Create a custom URL category for Cloud NGFW on AWS
Permission Policies
| Action | Local Firewall Administrator | Local Rulestack Administrator | Global Rulestack Administrator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Create Custom URL Category | ☐ | ☑ | ☑ |
| Delete Custom URL Category | ☐ | ☑ | ☑ |
| Update Custom URL Category | ☐ | ☑ | ☑ |
| Describe Custom URL Category | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ |
| List Custom URL Categories | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ |
Retrieve custom URL categories
Retrieve the custom URL categories for a specified rulestack.
Create custom URL category
Create a custom URL filtering object to specify exceptions to URL category enforcement and create custom URL categories based on multiple URL categories.
Delete custom URL category
Delete a custom URL category for a specified rulestack.
Retrieve custom URL category
Retrieve the custom URL category for a specified rule group, including custom categories and default predefined ones.
Update custom URL category
Modify the custom URL category for a specified rulestack.