topic Re: Size limit for URL block list in General Topics

Size limit for URL block list

jstiling — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:47:19 GMT

Is there a size limit for a URL block list, anad if so, what is it? (I understand that there is a size limit on each URL...I am referring to the size of the entire list of URLs)

Re: Size limit for URL block list

swhyte — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:54:39 GMT

Hello,

the limit for the entire url list is 1000 entries for the allow list and block list together......this is significantly increased in software version 3.1.x and greater.

Please keep in mind that if you use an "*" in the url entry, much more memory is used. Especially if the "*" is in the middle or rear of the url entry.

thank you,

Stephen

Re: Size limit for URL block list

willstech — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:12:46 GMT

Hello.

quick question

I'm currently using PA-2050 Firmeware.4.0.6.

customer asked me about the max limit of URL block list.

would you please teach me where I can able to find the correct current max list on my box?

I used below command set to extract the some value

- show system state

from there, I found two values.

cfg.general.max-blacklist : 25000

cfg.general.max-whitelist : 25000

is that the right comment to answer my question?

would you please share your idea?

thank you very much.

Re: Size limit for URL block list

dyang — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:04:37 GMT

Hello,

Yes, those numbers are correct - the maximum number of entries (in your case 25,000) is for the entire device, and is shared across the allow list, block list, and custom categories.

Hope this helps,

Doris

Re: Size limit for URL block list

willstech — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:55:40 GMT

thank you very much!

have a nice day~

Re: Size limit for URL block list

LCMember2860 — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:28:34 GMT

sorry to bump an old query but I'm having trouble adding URLs to both custom categories and block lists with filtering profiles

Adding via the GUI, I can't seem to add more than about 24 URLs to a block list or ~100 URLs to a custom category - no error message is displayed, when I click OK in either section, the dialogue box just stays on screen. Am I doing something wrong? Do I need to use the CLI?

(this is with PAN-OS 4.1.2 on a 5060)

regards

Liam.

[edit - works via the CLI, but having added the URLs via the CLI if I then go to the GUI, click edit on the custom category and try to click ok *without* making any changes, it won't let me]

Re: Size limit for URL block list

dyang — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:36 GMT

Hi Liam,

It sounds like you have a bug - could you file a case with Support so that we can properly address it?

Thanks,

Doris