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Piotr_Lewandows
Altostratus
AltostratusURL Filtering vs SWG
Hi,
I tried to find some more precise info about two additional features provided by SWG license (in compare to URL Filtering license) but there is not a lot available.
According to my know...
Correct,
The URL Filtering subscription is an URL Database, controls access to websites or web applications based on the categories and risks associated with the intended URLs. URL filtering alone can be used with APM, and it can also be used with LTM and DNS/GTM via iRules.
SWG subscription works within APM, includes the URL Filtering Database above, and as you mentioned the advanced malware protection i.e. malicious scripts hosted inside public web pages by scanning return HTTP/HTTPS traffic. Towards your question of turning things on/off, yes you can control parts of the traffic flow and make decisions on what to allow/disallow etc.
More details for both URL and SWG can be found here a few tabs down in the APM manual: https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_apm/manuals/product/apm-secure-web-gateway-implementations-12-0-0.html