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      iTestAndroid
      last edited by

      Checked the code, based on this:
      https://gist.githubusercontent.com/BBcan177/fd7aa11babc3280ab593cacb86a60257/raw

      dnsbl_supptxt value is populated from DNSBL Whitelist, but I absolutely have nothing in there, added test domain, saved, removed, saved, I did all I can to remove it, but mysteriously a large list of domains gets added to my pfbdnsblsuppression.txt on each reload

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        serbus
        last edited by serbus

        Hello!

        Do you have DNSBL SafeSearch enabled? Alexa/TOP1M?

        John

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        • kiokomanK
          kiokoman LAYER 8
          last edited by

          @iTestAndroid said in pfBlocker hidden whitelists:

          pfbdnsblsuppression

          maybe search inside the config.xml
          there is this section:

          -<pfblockerngdnsblsettings>
          -<config>
          <pfb_dnsvip>10.10.10.1</pfb_dnsvip>
          <pfb_dnsport>8081</pfb_dnsport>
          <pfb_dnsport_ssl>8553</pfb_dnsport_ssl>
          <pfb_dnsbl>on</pfb_dnsbl>
          <suppression>czMuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbQ0KczMtMS5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tICMgQ05BTUUgZm9yIChzMy5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tKQ0KLmdpdGh1Yi5jb20NCi5naXRodWJ1c2VyY29udGVudC5jb20gDQp naXRodWIubWFwLmZhc3RseS5uZXQgIyBDTkFNRSBmb3IgKHJhdy5naXRodWJ1c2VyY29udGVudC5jb20pDQouZ2l0bGFiLmNvbQ0KLmFwcGxlLmNvbSANCi5zb3VyY2Vmb3JnZS5uZXQNCi5mbHMtbmEuYW1hem9uLmNvbSAjIGFsZXhhDQouY29udHJ vbC5rb2NoYXZhLmNvbSAjIGFsZXhhIDINCi5kZXZpY2UtbWV0cmljcy11cy0yLmFtYXpvbi5jb20gIyBhbGV4YSAzDQouYW1hem9uLWFkc3lzdGVtLmNvbSAjIGFtYXpvbiBhcHAgYWRzDQoucHgubW9hdGFkcy5jb20gIyBhbWF6b24gYXBwIDINCi5 3aWxkY2FyZC5tb2F0YWRzLmNvbS5lZGdla2V5Lm5ldCAjIENOQU1FIGZvciAocHgubW9hdGFkcy5jb20pDQouZTEzMTM2LmcuYWthbWFpZWRnZS5uZXQgIyBDTkFNRSBmb3IgKHB4Lm1vYXRhZHMuY29tKQ0KLnNlY3VyZS1nbC5pbXJ3b3JsZHdpZGU uY29tICMgYW1hem9uIGFwcCAzDQoucGl4ZWwuYWRzYWZlcHJvdGVjdGVkLmNvbSAjIGFtYXpvbiBhcHAgNA0KLmFueWNhc3QucGl4ZWwuYWRzYWZlcHJvdGVjdGVkLmNvbSAjIENOQU1FIGZvciAocGl4ZWwuYWRzYWZlcHJvdGVjdGVkLmNvbSkNCi5 icy5zZXJ2aW5nLXN5cy5jb20gIyBhbWF6b24gYXBwIDUNCi5icy5leWVibGFzdGVyLmFrYWRucy5uZXQgIyBDTkFNRSBmb3IgKGJzLnNlcnZpbmctc3lzLmNvbSkNCi5ic2xhLmV5ZWJsYXN0ZXIuYWthZG5zLm5ldCAjIENOQU1FIGZvciAoYnMuc2V ydmluZy1zeXMuY29tKQ0KLmFkc2FmZXByb3RlY3RlZC5jb20gIyBhbWF6b24gYXBwIDYNCi5hbnljYXN0LnN0YXRpYy5hZHNhZmVwcm90ZWN0ZWQuY29tICMgQ05BTUUgZm9yIChzdGF0aWMuYWRzYWZlcHJvdGVjdGVkLmNvbSkNCmdvb2dsZS5jb20 NCnd3dy5nb29nbGUuY29tDQp5b3V0dWJlLmNvbQ0Kd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tDQp5b3V0dWJlLXVpLmwuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbSAjIENOQU1FIGZvciAoeW91dHViZS5jb20pDQpzdGFja292ZXJmbG93LmNvbQ0Kd3d3LnN0YWNrb3ZlcmZsb3cuY29tDQp kcm9wYm94LmNvbQ0Kd3d3LmRyb3Bib3guY29tDQp3d3cuZHJvcGJveC1kbnMuY29tICMgQ05BTUUgZm9yIChkcm9wYm94LmNvbSkNCi5hZHNhZmVwcm90ZWN0ZWQuY29tDQpjb250cm9sLmtvY2hhdmEuY29tDQpzZWN1cmUtZ2wuaW1yd29ybGR3aWR lLmNvbQ0KcGJzLnR3aW1nLmNvbSAjIHR3aXR0ZXIgaW1hZ2VzDQp3d3cucGJzLnR3aW1nLmNvbSAjIHR3aXR0ZXIgaW1hZ2VzDQpjczE5Ni53YWMuZWRnZWNhc3RjZG4ubmV0ICMgQ05BTUUgZm9yIChwYnMudHdpbWcuY29tKQ0KY3MyLXdhYy5hcHI tODMxNS5lZGdlY2FzdGRucy5uZXQgIyBDTkFNRSBmb3IgKHBicy50d2ltZy5jb20pDQpjczItd2FjLXVzLjgzMTUuZWNkbnMubmV0ICMgQ05BTUUgZm9yIChwYnMudHdpbWcuY29tKQ0KY3M0NS53YWMuZWRnZWNhc3RjZG4ubmV0ICMgQ05BTUUgZm9 yIChwYnMudHdpbWcuY29tKQ==</suppression>
          

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            iTestAndroid @serbus
            last edited by

            @serbus No, as I mentioned earlier, definitely not. Also I went through all tabs and configs, nothing enabled for "whitelisting" or "suppression"

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              iTestAndroid @kiokoman
              last edited by iTestAndroid

              @kiokoman Can I modify the /conf/config.xml file and remove the list?

              Additionally, <supression> in pfblockerngdnsblsettings is empty in my /conf/config.xml

              <pfblockerngdnsblsettings>
              			<config>
              				<pfb_dnsbl>on</pfb_dnsbl>
              				<pfb_tld></pfb_tld>
              				<pfb_dnsvip>127.0.0.1</pfb_dnsvip>
              				<pfb_dnsport>8081</pfb_dnsport>
              				<pfb_dnsport_ssl>8443</pfb_dnsport_ssl>
              				<dnsbl_interface>lan</dnsbl_interface>
              				<pfb_dnsbl_rule></pfb_dnsbl_rule>
              				<dnsbl_allow_int></dnsbl_allow_int>
              				<action>Deny_Both</action>
              				<aliaslog>enabled</aliaslog>
              				<autoaddrnot_in></autoaddrnot_in>
              				<autoports_in></autoports_in>
              				<aliasports_in></aliasports_in>
              				<autoaddr_in></autoaddr_in>
              				<autonot_in></autonot_in>
              				<aliasaddr_in></aliasaddr_in>
              				<autoproto_in></autoproto_in>
              				<agateway_in>default</agateway_in>
              				<autoaddrnot_out></autoaddrnot_out>
              				<autoports_out></autoports_out>
              				<aliasports_out></aliasports_out>
              				<autoaddr_out></autoaddr_out>
              				<autonot_out></autonot_out>
              				<aliasaddr_out></aliasaddr_out>
              				<autoproto_out></autoproto_out>
              				<agateway_out>default</agateway_out>
              				<alexa_enable></alexa_enable>
              				<alexa_count></alexa_count>
              				<alexa_inclusion></alexa_inclusion>
              				<suppression></suppression>
              				<tldexclusion></tldexclusion>
              				<tldblacklist></tldblacklist>
              				<tldwhitelist></tldwhitelist>
              				<pfb_dnsvip_type>ipalias</pfb_dnsvip_type>
              				<pfb_dnsvip_pass></pfb_dnsvip_pass>
              				<dnsbl_webpage>dnsbl_default.php</dnsbl_webpage>
              				<pfb_dnsbl_sync></pfb_dnsbl_sync>
              				<alexa_type></alexa_type>
              			</config>
              		</pfblockerngdnsblsettings>
              
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              • kiokomanK
                kiokoman LAYER 8
                last edited by

                at least we have ruled out a configuration problem

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                  serbus
                  last edited by

                  Hello!

                  In the config under InstalledPackages, what does this look like?

                           <pfblockerngsafesearch>
                                      <safesearch_enable>Enable</safesearch_enable>
                                      <safesearch_youtube>Strict</safesearch_youtube>
                                      <safesearch_firefoxdoh>Enable</safesearch_firefoxdoh>
                           </pfblockerngsafesearch>
                  

                  John

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                    iTestAndroid @serbus
                    last edited by

                    @serbus

                    This is what I have:

                    	<pfblockerngsafesearch>
                    		<safesearch_enable>Enable</safesearch_enable>
                    		<safesearch_youtube>Disable</safesearch_youtube>
                    		<safesearch_firefoxdoh>Disable</safesearch_firefoxdoh>
                    	</pfblockerngsafesearch>
                    
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                      serbus
                      last edited by serbus

                      Hello!

                      I believe the safesearch is also used a whitelist.

                      John

                      Lex parsimoniae

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                        iTestAndroid @serbus
                        last edited by iTestAndroid

                        @serbus Wow, you solved the mystery... Thank you very much.

                        Although I don't think enabling all *.google and yandex and bing etc is the right approach here. I think SafeSearch should be enabled without whitelisting *.google/yandex/bing etc @BBcan177

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                          nevesnet
                          last edited by

                          was this ever resolved? sorry for the necro, but I have same EXACT problem, youtube being whitelisted, no whitelist configured and no safe search enabled...

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                          • GertjanG
                            Gertjan @iTestAndroid
                            last edited by Gertjan

                            @iTestAndroid said in pfBlocker hidden whitelists:

                            "/var/db/pfblockerng/pfbdnsblsuppression.txt"

                            is created with what you've entered here :
                            Firewall > pfBlockerNG > DNSBL
                            at the bottom, you have a "DNSBL Whitelist", deploy it and the info shown there creates "/var/db/pfblockerng/pfbdnsblsuppression.txt".

                            When I empty :

                            e3bd17b2-6a1f-446a-bcbc-dab9f69f50c1-image.png

                            the file will be nearly empty (just one line).

                            Where does "yandex" etc comes from ?
                            Well ... ask 😊
                            SSH into your box (or console), option 8.
                            Goto /usr/local/pkg/pfblockerng:

                            grep -R 'yandex' *
                            

                            or

                            grep -R 'adservices' *
                            

                            These files come with pfblockerng when you install it.
                            You'll find pfb_py_hsts.txt.

                            What I know : this file contains sites that are known to use "hsts" (wikipedia hsts please).

                            Anyway .....
                            I've emptied my 'master' DNSBL whitelist and now :

                            0a78e557-30ef-4e9d-aeab-6dcfbc346030-image.png

                            as you can see, "Whitelist" only contains "localhost.localdomain"

                            No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                            Edit : and where are the logs ??

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