Configuring access to websites on Android devices

You can use Web Protection to configure access of Android device users to websites. Web Protection supports website filtering by categories defined in Kaspersky Security Network cloud service. Filtering allows you to restrict user access to certain websites or categories of websites (for example, those from the "Gambling, lotteries, sweepstakes", or "Internet communication" categories). Web Protection also protects the personal data of users on the internet.

To enable Web Protection:

• Kaspersky Endpoint Security must be enabled as an Accessibility Features service.
• The Statement regarding data processing for the purpose of using Web Protection (Web Protection Statement) should be accepted. Kaspersky Endpoint Security uses Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) to scan websites. The Web Protection Statement contains the terms of data exchange with KSN.

  You can accept the Web Protection Statement for the user in Kaspersky Security Center. In this case, the user is not required to take any action.

  If you have not accepted the Web Protection Statement and prompt the user to do this, the user must read and accept the Web Protection Statement in the app settings.

  If you have not accepted the Web Protection Statement, Web Protection is not available.

Web Protection on Android devices works only in the Google Chrome browser (including the Custom Tabs feature), Huawei Browser, and Samsung Internet Browser. Web Protection for Samsung Internet Browser does not block sites on a mobile device if a work profile is used and Web Protection is enabled only for the work profile.

Web Protection is enabled by default: user access to websites in the Phishing and Malware categories is blocked.

To configure the settings of the device user's access to websites:

1. In the console tree, in the Managed devices folder, select the administration group to which the Android devices belong.
2. In the workspace of the group, select the Policies tab.
3. Open the policy properties window by double-clicking any column.
4. In the policy Properties window, select the Web Protection.
5. Select the Enable Web Protection check box.
6. To use the Web Protection, you or device user must read and accept the Statement regarding data processing for the purpose of using Web Protection (Web Protection Statement):
   1. Click the link Web Protection Statement.

      This opens Statement regarding data processing for purpose of using Web Protection window. To accept the Web Protection Statement, you must read and accept Privacy Policy.

   2. Click the Privacy Policy link. Read and accept the Privacy Policy.

      If you do not accept Privacy Policy, mobile device user can accept Privacy Policy in the Initial Configuration Wizard or in the app ( → About → Terms and conditions → Privacy Policy).

   3. Select the Web Protection Statement acceptance mode:
      • I have read and accept the Web Protection Statement
      • Request acceptance of the Web Protection Statement from the device user
      • I do not accept the Web Protection Statement

   If you select I do not accept the Web Protection Statement, the Web Protection does not block sites on a mobile device. Mobile device user cannot enable Web Protection in the Kaspersky Endpoint Security.

7. If you want the app to restrict user access to websites depending on their content, do the following:
   1. In the Web Protection section, in the drop-down list select Websites of selected categories are forbidden.
   2. Create a list of blocked categories by selecting check boxes next to the categories of websites to which the app will block access.
8. If you want the app to allow user access only to websites specified by the administrator, do the following:
   1. In the Web Protection section, in the drop-down list select Only listed websites are allowed.
   2. Create a list of websites by adding addresses of websites to which the app will not block access. Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android supports only regular expressions. When entering the address of an allowed website, use the following templates:
      • https://example.com.*—All child pages of the website are allowed (for example, https://example.com/about).
      • https://.*example.com—All subdomain pages of the website are allowed (for example, https://pictures.example.com).

      You can also use the expression https? to select the HTTP and HTTPS protocols. For more details on regular expressions, please refer to the Oracle Technical Support website.

9. If you want the app to block user access to all websites, in the Web Protection section, in the drop-down list, select All websites are blocked.
10. To lift content-based restrictions on user access to websites, clear the Enable Web Protection check box.
11. Click the Apply button to save the changes you have made.

Mobile device settings are configured after the next device synchronization with the Kaspersky Security Center.

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