This feature is available with Artica v4.30 Service Pack 909 or Artica v4.40.
This trick allows you to download data from a URL.
The source files can be formatted with domains separated by a carriage return but also in "host" format
An example of sources can be the use of StevenBlack
Note that using millions of entries can slow down your proxy service if the hardware performance is not adequate.
Indeed, the proxy service will consult your list at each new request.
Please note that Artica already has more than 50 million categorized sites and that Artica categories have been developed to offer the best performance.
When you add a source, Artica will check if the source file has been modified every 3 hours.
During the import, Artica checks the conformity of the data and makes sure that the imported data will not alter the main configuration of the proxy.
Failures and successes are recorded in the system events.
You can find an example to import the malwares listed by StevenBlack with the following url:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts
- In your ACL, add a new object “dstdomain”
- Click on the icon in the column to add a new item.
- Add only 1 line with the following pattern “
bulkimport:” as prefix and the source URL. - Click on Add button
- You will see in the main table the label “Mass importation” near your object and the URL can be displayed in the object properties.
- If you want to remove the process and keep the object, just remove the url in the field
After few minutes, you will be able to display imported data.
