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CLI man page: safesquid-category-editor(5)
Categorize Web-Sites is a Web UI application for local website category overrides. Categories assigned here feed the in-memory categorisation used on the request path together with cloud feeds (SSqore / DNS zone). Use it when vendor categories are wrong or when you need internal-only category names in Access Profiles.

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Subsections

  • CATEGORY EDITOR — Search, edit, bulk upload, and refresh local category assignments.

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What you can do

  • Search for category — enter a hostname or domain; view categories currently assigned to that site.
  • Modify — add, remove, or change category links for the searched site (saved through the category manager CGI).
  • Upload websites file — bulk-assign categories to many hosts from a text file plus selected category names.
  • Update from database (refresh control) — reload category metadata counts and timestamps from the backend store.
Cloud categorisation also comes from SSqore and DNS zone feeds (see Cloud / categorisation feeds and startup.ini DNS_CAT_ZONE). Local overrides in this editor take precedence for matching needles on the hot path.

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How categories are used in policy

  1. During categorisation, SafeSquid resolves categories for the request host (and related lookup paths).
  2. Category names appear on the connection and in logs (categories column).
  3. Access Profiles can match Categories to ALLOW or DENY.
  4. Request Types Domains and Urls can set Bypass DNSBL and Categorization to skip DNS Blacklist and categorisation for specific hosts.

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Examples

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1 — Fix miscategorised partner site

  1. Search partner.example.com.
  2. Remove incorrect category; add Business-Partners.
  3. Click Modify; confirm success message.
Result: subsequent requests classify the host with your local categories; Access Profiles matching Business-Partners apply.

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2 — Bulk onboard internal domains

  1. Prepare a text file listing internal hostnames.
  2. Upload file; select category Internal.
  3. Search one listed host to verify categories.
Result: all listed hosts share the assigned local category without editing each site individually.

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How to verify

  1. Search the site again after modify; categories shown should match your edit.
  2. Reproduce a browser request; check Detailed logs categories column.
  3. Confirm Access Profiles DENY/ALLOW on category names behaves as expected.

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See also

CLI: man safesquid-category-editor

Related topics

Whitelisted Websites BlockedSSqoreCloud / categorisation feedsIntegrationsTools and Reports