Check that your Smoothwall Firewall is locked down as tight as possible, see our help topic, Adding new Smoothwall Firewall rules.

Create a block web filter policy with these settings, see our help topic, Creating web filter policies:.

Action: 'Decrypt and inspect' OR 'Validate certificate only'.

When: 'Always, or the relevant time slot to apply this policy to.'.

Where: 'Everywhere, or the relevant location to apply this policy to.'.

What: 'Everything, or the relevant categories.'.

Who: 'Everyone, or the relevant user or groups to apply this policy to.'.

Create either a decrypt and inspect or validate certificate only HTTPS inspection policy with these settings, see our help topic, Creating HTTPS inspection policies:.

To prevent this you need to configure the Smoothwall Filter to block Psiphon.

If you simply need a way to get around internet restrictions, you can use Psiphon on Windows devices running Windows XP or older.Psiphon is a VPN that can be used to bypass the Smoothwall Filter and allow users to have unfiltered access. This will include transporting modes, setting local proxy ports and splitting the VPN tunnel.

In this instance, you can utilize Psiphon’s open-source code. You will not be able to find out if it is blocked until you have tried entering the website, platform or application. You will not be able to access the content you want if the region you chose is also banned from seeing this content. There is also a catch when bypassing censorship.

Once you’ve selected your area, your new IP address will be displayed on the screen. You can also select the region that you want to access. These include the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Switzerland, Canada, and India. It will automatically connect to the fastest server out of twenty regions. Psiphon does not require registration, allowing you to immediately use it. Psiphon simply is a way to access content outside of your area. They are clear with users that will share your data, cookies and web beacons to deliver advertising on varying platforms. Although it has a VPN feature, Psiphon does not promise that your data will not be shared with third-party applications. It does not have bandwidth limits or speed limits so you can use this to stream content geographically restricted in high definition. Together, they give Psiphon unlimited access to websites and applications. Psiphon combines a virtual private network with a secure shell and hypertext transfer protocol technology.

Psiphon port