Setting Up Block and Allow Lists for MalBlock DNS Security

Block and Allow lists let you add or block a domain associated with a user group. You can manage the following domain name content with Block and Allow Lists.

• Add a URL you want to allow for a user group
• Block a URL for a user group
• Upload a CSV file with a list of URLs you want to allow
  
  Note: Blocking content by category is available with Premium service only. To learn more about the Premium service options, see Cox Business Essential Security.

Complete the following steps to allow or block a domain for a user group.

Log in to MalBlock DNS Security, see Logging in to MalBlock DNS Security.

From the MalBlock dashboard, select the Settings tab, and click Block and Allow Lists.

From the Block & Allow Lists page, select the user group.

From the URL Check section, complete the following steps to allow or block a domain.

1. In the Check URL to add Block or Allow list field, enter a domain name.
2. Click Check.
   
   
    
3. Select Whole website or Specific URL and click Block or Allow.
   
   
   
   Result: In the Lists section, the domain name displays in the Block or Allow list column.
   
   

To perform a bulk upload of a block or allow list, use the following steps.

1. Create a CSV file of up to ten domains to block or allow all of the sites in that file.
   
   Note: The bulk domain list has the following formatting guidelines.
   • Enter a new domain per row in a single column.
   • Entries are domain level only, and not URL paths.
   • Ten entries per group are allowed per file upload.
      
2. In the URL Check section click the Upload List (.csv) button.
   
   
    
3. Click the Choose File button.
   
   
    
4. From your list of files, locate the CSV file you created and click Open.
5. Click the Block or Allow button.
   
   Result: All the domain names in the CSV file are displayed under the Block or Allow Lists.