Re: Kids bypassing firewall with proxy sites


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"jbraly" wrote:

| I posted this in the comp.security.firewalls group, but got smart @$$
| answers from people too proud to say "I dont know"... so I will post
| here...
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| I work for a K - 12 school.
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| In my opinion, we have some very fair rules and regulations regaurding
| internet and computer use.
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| We use a Sonicwall firewall, 3060, I subscribe to content fltering,
| which I love. It keeps out all the horrible junk that kids may
| accidently come across (Or purposely) and it covers our rear.
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| Due to recent events, and some within the school, I have been ordered
| to block myspace.com.
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| I have several other sites faculty and staff have asked me to block
| within the content filtering section of my sonicwall admin page.
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| However, some students got smart, and searched google for proxy and
| anonymous. Thousands of results come up, allowing them to type in any
| website they like (including myspace) and surf around on it, bypassing
| my firewall.
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| There is an option in sonicwall that says "Restrict Web Features::" and
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| I checked "Access to HTTP Proxy Servers" But I am still able to get to
| sites via these proxy sites that shoulf be blocked...
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| Any advice?
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| Thanks in advance!

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