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How does SecureSchool filter?

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SecureSchool uses several different filtering methods which can be mixed and matched to be customized for your needs. They are:

• Categorized lists of banned sites that we update
• Your own lists of absolutely banned or absolutely allowed sites
• Group filtering setups that let you filter different groups of users different ways
• Weighted Phrase Filtering that lets you add your own rules and set your own threshold levels
• Filtering according to PICS protocols
• Configurable filtering of common file extensions
• Configurable filtering of URL content
• Filtering by IP address, including not allowing any IP addresses at all
• Filtering of entire domains, parts of web domains, or single web pages