Access denied by Websense
Our firewall/filter does not permit access to the category of the requested URL. Use of this
firewall/filter
was mandated by your District Superintendent and/or Board of Education.
The PIX/Websense firewall/filter combination is the JPA filtering solution.
Websense is a list of URLs provided by
Websense Inc. The PIX is a firewall provided by
Cisco . The following categories of URLs are blocked:
- Abortion Advocacy
- Abortion Advocacy: Pro-Choice
- Abortion Advocacy: Pro-Life
- Adult Material
- Adult Material: Adult Content
- Adult Material: Lingerie & Swimsuit
- Adult Material: Nudity
- Adult Material: Sex
- Drugs
- Drugs: Abused Medications
- Gambling
- Illegal/Questionable
- Information Technology: Hacking
- Information Technology: Proxy Avoidance Systems
- Internet Communication: Web Chat
- Militancy/Extremist
- Society&Lifestyles: Alcohol/Tobacco
- Society&Lifestyles: Personals/Dating
- Tasteless
- Violence
- Weapons
The following categories of URLs are *NOT* blocked:
- Activist Groups
- Adult Material: Sex Education
- Business & Economy
- Business & Economy: Financial Data & Services
- Drugs: Prescribed Medications
- Drugs: Supplements/Unregulated Compounds
- Education
- Education: Cultural Institutions
- Education: Educational Institutions
- Entertainment
- Entertainment: MP3
- Government
- Government: Military
- Government: Political Groups
- Health
- Information Technology: Search Engines & Portals
- Information Technology: URL Translation Sites
- Information Technology: Web Hosting
- Internet Communication: Web-based Email
- Job Search
- News & Media
- News & Media: Alternative Journals
- Religion
- Religion: Non-Traditional Religions
- Religion: Traditional Religions
- Shopping
- Shopping: Internet Auctions
- Shopping: Real Estate
- Society & Lifestyles
- Society & Lifestyles: Hobbies
- Society & Lifestyles: Restaurants & Dining
- Special Events
- Sports
- Travel
- Vehicles
These categories have been chosen for the optimal compatibility with the
WebNOT URL list, which is the list used with the Raptor firewall. A discussion
of these categories can be found
here . As with the WebNOT
list, current policy does not allow technical staff to decide if material has been
categorized properly. All requests to make changes to the list should be directed to
the Websense Inc. using one of the links below.
Websense Inc. allows users to: