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How to check which signatures have configured exceptions

By: Author Alex Lim

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Categories Troubleshooting

This article describes how to search which signatures in a User-Defined Rule have configured exceptions.

Solution

Step 1: Go to Web Protection > Known Attacks > Signatures and select the signature rule in User Defined:

Go to Web Protection, Known Attacks, Signatures and select the signature rule in User Defined.

Step 2: Select the select rule and select Signatures Details:

Select the select rule and select Signatures Details.

Or access by ‘double-clicking’ in the signature rule and then select Signatures Details:

Or access by 'double-clicking' in the signature rule and then select Signatures Details.

Step 3: In the Dictionaries column, select Filter. In ‘Filter by‘ field select ‘Signatures With Exception‘ and select Apply:

In the Dictionaries column, select Filter. In 'Filter by' field select 'Signatures With Exception' and select Apply.

Step 4: Search will show all the signatures with some configured exceptions in the selected Signature’s User Defined Rule. To see which exceptions are configured in a signature, select the found signature and then select Exception:

Search will show all the signatures with some configured exceptions in the selected Signature's User Defined Rule. To see which exceptions are configured in a signature, select the found signature and then select Exception.

Step 5: All the configured exceptions in the signature are shown. If necessary (and with the necessary admin rights), edit, move, delete, or add new entries in the exception list.

All the configured exceptions in the signature are shown. If necessary (and with the necessary admin rights), edit, move, delete, or add new entries in the exception list.

Note: This procedure is not possible with the Predefined signature rules because those rules are read-only and cannot be modified.