Ensuring that specific domains are always accessible using the Allow List
Overview
The Allow List is a feature of Cyber Shield Domain Filtering. The Allow List enables you to override domain blocking. You can specify a list of domains that can be accessed even if they are present in a selected blocked domain category or are on the Block List.
Note: If you are using both Allow List and Block List, refer to Interaction Between Blocked And Allowed Domain Names | OpenVPN Cloud. All domain names already configured as Services, Hosts, and Routes to Networks are already accounted for and do not need to be added to the list.
Steps
- From the Cyber Shield page, click the edit (pencil icon) to access the Domain Filtering blocking settings.
- Click the Allow List tab.
- Add allowed domains to the Allow List.
- To add individual domains, click Add.
- Matching entries appear as you type.
- A warning appears if you specify a domain that exists in the Block List.
- To batch add domains, upload a text (.txt) file with multiple domains by clicking Upload List.
- The text file must be formatted to contain each domain in its own row, and domain names can’t contain asterisks.
- When domain validation fails on an uploaded text (.txt) file, an error icon displays with the domain, along with a description of the validation failure. Failed validation domains aren’t added to the Allow List and must be fixed manually.
- Any existing entries are overwritten by the entries in the uploaded file.
- To add individual domains, click Add.
- To download the domain names in the Allow List as a text file, click the Download List hyperlink at the bottom right.