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saidshow_251381
Cirrostratus
Dec 07, 2016Session Tracking with ASM - Block All Vs Delay Blocking
Hi Guys,
I'm just looking to understand exactly the difference between the 'Block All' and 'Delay Blocking' options for session tracking on ASM policy. Both seem to block after a defined thresho...
Erik_Novak
Employee
Dec 08, 2016The difference between "block all" and "delay blocking" is that with delay blocking you can defer blocking of a session or an IP address because you want to tolerate a low volume of violations, instead of immediately blocking any request that violates the policy. In many cases there is a forensic reason for doing this, in the event that you wish to observe the actions of a specific client. By not tracking "user name" you will not be able to view user names or login pages specifically, but ASM will still track HTTP session information.
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