Cisco CCNP Security 350-701 Question # 44 Topic 6 Discussion

 Cisco FTD is the recommended solution for this requirement because it allows the administrator to configure URL filtering as part of the access control policy. URL filtering in FTD can block or allow traffic based on the destination URL of a web request, the generalized category of the URL, or the public reputation of the target site. FTD can also use HTTPS URL filtering to inspect encrypted web traffic and block malicious or unwanted sites. FTD supports both local URL lists and external URL filtering servers such as Cisco Talos Intelligence Group (TIG), Websense, or SmartFilter12.

Cisco ASA does not include URL filtering in the access control policy capabilities. ASA can only enable URL filtering for web traffic using external filtering servers such as Websense or SmartFilter. ASA cannot block HTTPS or FTP traffic based on URLs, nor can it use local URL lists or categories. ASA also does not block malicious URLs by default, but relies on the filtering server’s configuration34.

Therefore, option C is the correct answer, and the other options are incorrect. References :=

FTD URL Filtering - How it works? - Cisco Community

Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Configuration Guide for Firepower Device Manager, Version 6.2.3 - Access Control

Configuring Filtering Services - Cisco

Configuring URL Filtering - Cisco