Security Template Categories

This table provides a detailed description of the content included in each security category.

Category	Description	Content
Malware	Content identified as including voluntarily or involuntarily malicious code, or used for phishing or pharming.	Viruses, spyware, phishing, malicious code National Education List – phishing
Legal Risk	Child/Teenage Pornography	Content which relates to child pornography. The distinction with pornography lies in the fact that the material presents positions or pornographic sexual acts involving or having children. This category also includes the contents presenting teenagers to minors under 18 years of age. The more extreme forms of pornography, such as bondage, bestiality or other paraphilias, also fall into this category.
	National Education List - Dangerous Material National Education List - Illicit Drugs	Sites promoting the use of drugs. In particular, sites explaining how to grow illegal plants indoors or selling growing equipment or paraphernalia for consumption. User and addict support associations are featured in the Health section.
	National Education List - Gambling	All types of gambling sites, micro-payment sites (by text message, phone, etc.) and online lotteries.
	National Education List - Hacking National Education List - Cheating	—
	Terrorism, Violence, Hate, Racism	Content is discriminatory, racist, xenophobic and inciting hatred, or that promotes terrorism and violence.
	Illegal Weapons	With content and/or offering for sale of weapons, military equipment and ammunition.
	Counterfeiting and Copyright Infringement	Content proposing the sale of counterfeit objects and content revealing IT piracy practices. Also includes the illegal copying of any digital communications technology, websites for exam cheating.
	Illicit Drugs	Sites promoting the use of drugs. In particular, sites explaining how to grow illegal plants indoors or selling growing equipment or paraphernalia for consumption. User and addict support associations are featured in the Health section.
	Pirated Music, Films, Software	Sites proposing pirated audio/video files and software in violation of the intellectual property code.
	Peer to Peer	Sites for peer-to-peer applications and associated servers proposing pirated software and copyrighted files in violation of the intellectual property code.
	National Education List - Warez	—
Security Risk	Proxies and Redirectors	Web proxies can be used to surf anonymously and bypass URL filtering solutions.
	National Education List - Redirector National Education List - Strict Redirector National Education List - Strong Redirector	—
	Parked Domains	Domains belonging to a domain name registration service or a holder of domain names of unused websites.
	URL Reducers	Sites for transforming a long URL into a short URL without modifying the destination page.
	Web Cache	URL giving access to temporary storage websites
Explicit Content	Sex, Pornography, Sexual Services	Erotic and pornographic content. Sites including a significant number of promotional links to pornography are also classified in this category. This category includes escort services.
	National Education List - Adult	—
	Aggressive and Tasteless Content	Content presenting aggressive subjects and images, or of doubtful taste
	National Education List - Aggressive	—
Advertising	Advertising	Servers hosting advertising, publicity sites, etc. Also includes ad banner exchange sites.
	National Education List - Advertising	—
	Website Analytics	Sites offering statistical analysis tools for webmasters.
	"Get paid to surf" Programs	Sites pay internet users according to their Web browsing, number of clicks on advertising links...
Adult Content	National Education List - Mixed Adult	—
	Physical and Moral Hazards	—
	Gambling	All types of gambling sites, micro-payment sites (by text message, phone, etc.) and online lotteries.
	Nudity	Content presenting unclothed bodies: artistic, non-pornographic, nude photographs...
	Alcohol and Tobacco	Content promoting, advocating and/or proposing alcohol (beer, wine and hard liquor) and tobacco products (cigarettes, cigars and loose tobacco) for sale.
	Dating Services	Non-pornographic dating websites, not associated with prostitution.
	Lingerie and Swimwear	Sites featuring neither erotic nor pornographic content, presenting lingerie, underwear and swimwear.
	National Education List - Dating	—
	Online Pharmacy	Sites proposing the sale of medicines online.
	Sex Education	Information and educational content concerning sexual relations.
	Weapons, Hunting, Safety Equipment	Content concerning activities involving weapons, hunting, gun clubs, paintball... This category also includes sites presenting arms subject to controlled legal use in a professional capacity (security agents, etc.).
	National Education List - Sexual Education	—
Gaming	Humor	Humorous content, jokes in the form of text, images, comedians, comic strips and other humorous material.
	Mobile Phones, Logos, Ringtones	Content concerning mobile phones or smartphones, including all sites proposing the download of ringtones or images, software or apps for phones. Includes sites used to send text messages and multimedia messages online.
	Video Games and Online Games	Online game sites, forums, video game sites, and video game editors.
	National Education List - Games National Education List - Mobile-Phone	—
Unknown	CDN and Not Definable	Integrates Content Delivery Networks. Also, IP addresses and URLs containing no definable information cannot be associated with any category.
	Restricted Access Site	Site requiring authentication
	Unclassified URL	Unclassified sites
	Unclassified IP	Unclassified IP addresses
	Unavailable Site	Website not responding
	Temporary Priority - Deprecated Category	—
	Sending Text Messages Websites - Deprecated Category	—
	National Education List - Re-affected - Deprecated category	—
Personal Topics	Non Traditional Religions, Occult, Sects	Content presenting spiritual paths not included in the 'Religion' category. Also includes alternative medicine, supernatural events, UFOs, astrology, crystals, fortune-telling, psychic powers, tarot cards, palm reading, numerology.
	National Education List - Astrology	—
	National Education List - Sect	—
	Religion	Content concerning the following religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, and Zoroastrianism.
	Social Issues	Content devoted to subjects concerning contemporary society, debates, discussions and NGOs.
Social Media	Web Hosting and ISP	Internet Service Provider sites used to host personal webpages or which propose tools to enrich personal websites.
	Personal Pages	Sites enabling individuals to host their own page. Quality personal pages, focusing on a specific theme, are classified in the corresponding category.
	National Education List - Forums	—
	National Education List - Blog	—
	Blogs	Generalist blogs do not correspond to another category.
	Chat	Online chat, instant messaging, IRC.
	Forums and Wikis	Data-sharing sites with no professional character. Wiki sites are included in this category.
	Social Networks	Non-professional social network sites, school reunions, and theme clubs.
	Webmail	Sites providing electronic mail services
	National Education List - Webmail	—
Entertainment	Games and Toys	Sites dealing with games and toys in general. Includes clubs.
	Leisure and Hobbies	Content presenting one or more activities that can be considered as leisure, entertainment, hobbies, and not included in an existing category.
	Photography and Image Database	Sites dedicated to photography (including equipment manufacturers, clubs, etc.). Included are sites proposing databases of photos, images, wallpapers, greetings cards.
	Events, Concerts, Group Outings	Sites providing addresses for outings or presenting places for live entertainment (concerts, nightclubs...).
	Cars and Motor Sports	Content concerning mechanical equipment: cars, motorcycles, boats, planes, motor sports, dealers, reviews, buying information, accessories...
	Sports	Content concerning professional and amateur sports, events, associations and information.
	Cinema	Content on the film industry, films, actors, DVDs, cinemas and schedules
	Fashion, Beauty, Wellness, Decoration	Sites presenting brands or topics concerning clothing, design, art galleries, luxury products... Sites dedicated to personal decoration are also included in this category as long as they are exempt of nudity or content of a violent nature (scarring, etc.).
	Art and Culture	Content dealing with cultural subjects: theatre, poetry, sculpture, architecture, classical music, literature, exhibitions, history, biographies, philosophy, museums...
	National Education List - Celebrity	—
	Celebrities	Content on public personalities, whatever their area of activity, except politicians
Essential Services	IT and Computing	Forums and discussion sites concerning IT equipment and programs, and new technologies. Caution: sites presenting solutions or equipment for companies are included in the Services to Business category.
	Media and News	Media sites are an extension of magazines, providing news coverage of local or international events.
	Tourism, Hotels, Restaurants	Tourist information content: personal travel planning, travel agencies, hotel bookings, tourist offices, tourist guides, restaurant guides, car rental, cruises...
	Weather	Weather and climate information content.
	National Education List - Shopping	—
	Online Shopping	Covers all sites proposing online shopping, but also price comparisons, specialized sites offering discount codes...
	Political Groups and Labor Organizations	Political party sites, elected representatives, and unions
Consumer Services	Investment and Personal Finance	Content concerning financial investments, personal finance, private banking, stock trading, and wealth accumulation.
	Classified Ads	Generalist classified ads for all domains, excluding sites considered to be in a specific category.
	Banks, Insurance, Social Benefits	Websites for banks and insurance companies. Also includes online banking sites, pension funds...
	Health	Health-related content: hospitals, clinics, retirement homes, medical information, prescription drugs used for medical purposes.
	Consumer Services	Sites proposing local services for individuals: search for personal employees, utilities, supermarkets, fast food...
	National Education List - Financial	—
	Online Auctions	Online auction websites.
	Real Estate	Content dealing with property: buying and selling property, rentals, residential and commercial property listings, home purchase finance, real estate agencies...
	Abortion	—
	Pro-Life	—
	Jobs	Recruitment sites, job searches and listings, advice on writing resumes, assistance in setting up a business, civil service entrance tests, work from home, interim companies and head hunting.
Search Engines	Search Engines and Portals	Search engines and portals present multiple topics and information, leading the internet user to browse through their centres of interest, beyond their initial search.
Business Services	Internal Site	Company intranets, not accessible to the public.
	Government	Sites for government organizations and local authorities.
	Business Services	Professional content, professional websites.
	National Education List - Cleaning	—
	National Education List - Marketing ware	—
	Business Forums and Wikis	Professional discussion and information-sharing sites. Business wiki sites are included in this category.
	Guides, Maps, Traffic Conditions	Sites proposing all types of maps, guides, plans and traffic analysis.
	Translation	Sites that translate text and words into foreign languages.
Education	Science and Research	Scientific information and research content
	Education	Education-related content: school sites, teacher associations, competition results, resources dedicated to teachers and students, etc. Medical resources sites are included in the Health category.
	Childhood	Content for children and for educational and/or entertainment purposes.