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Applications Security

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Configure and manage applications security settings in the TOORCE Firewall admin panel.

Applications Security

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Click + Add New to open the creation dialog, or Edit on an existing row to modify a record.

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Add form

Empty form after clicking + Add New:

Add form — empty

Same form filled with example data (do not save in production):

Add form — filled

Edit form

Existing record opened with Edit:

Edit form

Form fields explained

Dialog title: New Record — Application Profile

Field Required Description Example value
Profile Name Yes Name referenced in inline rules Block_P2P
Applications Yes DPI-identified apps to control BitTorrent, Tor
Action Yes Allow, block, or limit bandwidth Block

Technical background

Application control (DPI)

Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) identifies applications (Facebook, BitTorrent, Skype) regardless of port. Apps can be blocked even if they use HTTPS or non-standard ports.

vs Port-based filtering

Port filtering only sees Layer 4. Application control sees Layer 7 content patterns, making it effective against evasive applications that use port 443 for non-HTTPS traffic.

Available actions

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