Google Play Store Problem

[RobinVarghese]

Dear Members,

Am here a new member, please I wish to know how to block only the google play store.If I try to block only that with google base application, other traffics also blocked.Let me know how to block only google play store.

Regards,

RKV

[reaper]

Hi @RobinVarghese

You'll want to block google-play instead of google-base

[TranceforLife]

nice and simple :0

[RobinVarghese]

Thank you will check..!!!

[RobinVarghese]

I checked with google play application but still, i can open the play store.

[reaper]

have you met all the dependencies (are the dependency applications being allowed somewhere else in your security policy) ?

you may also need to enable ssl decryption as google tends to hide all their applications in an ssl tunnel with the same wildcard certificate

[BPry · Accepted solution]

@RobinVarghese,

Blocking Google Play efficiently needs to use SSL Decryption in most environments to actually function. However with that being said Google utilizes tcp/udp 5228 heavily. If you block that you should find that you no longer are able to actually download an application anymore; however this will also take away Chrome syncing and other Google product features. 

[RobinVarghese]

@BPry Thank you. I will check with the blocking TCP/UDP 5228 ports and let you know