Firewalla Purple - Monitor the videos my kid is watching

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Thomas Kardaridis

• June 08, 2022 09:58
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Hi,

From the alerts i am getting a message that my kid is watching a video with an address that is not very helpful in order to check the video. Is there anyway to get the exact url of the video is watching in order to check if the video contains inappropriate content that my kid should not watch?

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  Mason

  • June 08, 2022 14:35
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  Unfortunately no. You get access to the domain because it's derived from an unencrypted part of the packet, but most all video sites are using https, so you don't get anything after the domain as that part is in the encrypted portion of the packet.

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  Brian

  • May 15, 2023 15:23
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  Is there an update on this? I have the same question. I realize that some videos that are embedded in a web page will have this issue, but most of what my kids watch are YouTube videos where the top level url they are browsing is all I need to see what video they are watching. Is there a way to just see what url they are browsing? 

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  Firewalla

  • May 15, 2023 16:18

  There is no way to see the URL. To do so will require firewalla to manipulate certificates, breaking https// end to end encryption. And even with that, it is not possible to mess with devices that can't install certificates. (like your TV). 

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