30-04-2021

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By analyzing cloud application traffic, you can mitigate the risks posed by cloud application usage. Options allow you to classify traffic and apply a traffic shaping policy.

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Use the filters to refine the search results by date, classification, category, and bytes transferred. For example, you can filter traffic to display only unsanctioned social networking traffic for a specified period.

Note The results include only allowed traffic and only applications that have traffic. Check your blocked application settings.

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Note Upload and download count and file type information can be displayed only for traffic where HTTPS decryption is enabled. Some apps use non-standard methods for sending or receiving file downloads, which can lead to these data points being empty or appearing inaccurate.
  • To view traffic details, click .

By default, all application traffic is classified as new.

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  • To apply a different classification, click Classify, select a classification, and click Apply.

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Note The new classification will be applied only to new traffic for the application.

To control bandwidth usage by cloud applications, you can apply a traffic shaping policy. For example, you may want to restrict streaming video traffic.

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  • To control bandwidth usage, click Traffic shaping, select a policy, and click Save.

Recommended settings

To maximize the effectiveness of cloud traffic reporting, use the following firewall rule settings:

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  • For basic reporting of bytes consumed (bytes in and out), enable Log firewall traffic.
  • For more accuracy and detail, enable Decrypt & scan HTTPS, and set a web policy other than “None”.