Which OISD list is implemented by default?

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Lazarus

• January 30, 2024 18:13

There’s the small and the big lists, which does firewalla use?

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  Firewalla

  • January 30, 2024 18:18

  The smaller one. It is one of the target lists you can use

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  Lazarus

  • January 30, 2024 18:19

  Is there any way in the future to add the bigger one as an option?

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  Firewalla

  • January 30, 2024 18:35

  You do not need the bigger list, our system has a much bigger one. See https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/360049856394-How-to-Secure-Your-Network-with-Firewalla-Part-3-Protect

  The reason for the smaller one was made available for people who want more stricter ad blocking. 

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  Lazarus

  • January 30, 2024 19:46

  I see- I guess it wasn’t immediately clear that https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/360049856394-How-to-Secure-Your-Network-with-Firewalla-Part-3-Protect meant that the bigger OISD list was basically already covered. That’s good to know- a blurb in the article about the rules and exactly what they cover might be handy. If the Smaller OISD list is relegated to the “target lists” function, but isn’t enabled by default, I was confused that the bigger one wouldn’t be included in the default set either.

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  Firewalla

  • January 30, 2024 22:11

  The "huge list" is something managed by firewalla, and it is on by default. You can set it into "strict" mode if you want via active protect. 

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  Lazarus

  • January 30, 2024 22:25

  I do! The graphic of Adblock, strict, and then target list is the part that confused me- it made it seem like I needed to do a lot more than the default and “strict” items to get the “full” protection

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  Firewalla

  • January 30, 2024 23:04

  The purpose of the target list is if you need absolute blocking without firewalla making the decision for you. For example, the firewalla adblocker is tuned to be "weak", so you have less false positives; If you need more, you can use OISD to enforce that.

  Another example, you may want to block crypto sites, where firewalla doesn't have a list for it, then you can use target list to block instead. 

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  Lazarus

  • January 30, 2024 23:09

  Completely agree! When needing more stringent blocking, target list makes sense. This was where my thought that an option for “big” OISD was something I needed- as I want to protect my network from a larger list than OISD “small”.

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  Firewalla

  • January 30, 2024 23:20

  Security (unlike crypto, ad block) is default, so you really don't need another list. If you are comparing sizes, the firewalla one is bigger and likely more efficient

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  Lazarus

  • January 30, 2024 23:22

  Probably so- I think that may be the trick- it doesn’t necessarily seem from the documentation that this is the case and people go searching for additional lists like with PiHole.

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