Invalid Use Of Wildcard - HP A6600 Configuration Manual

Solution
Make sure that all entered characters are valid.

Invalid use of wildcard

Symptom
When you configure a URL address filtering entry or URL parameter filtering entry, the system prompts
you that the wildcards are not used correctly.
Analysis
The wildcards for URL address filtering entries and those for URL parameter filtering entries have different
usage restrictions.
Table 11 Wildcards for URL address filtering entries
Wildcard
^
$
&
*
Table 12 Wildcards for URL parameter filtering entries
Wildcard
^
$
&
*
Solution
Use the wildcards correctly according to the above principles.
Meaning
Matches website addresses
starting with the keyword
Matches website addresses
ending with the keyword
Stands for a valid character
other than a dot (.)
Stands for any number of valid
characters and spaces excluding
a dot (.)
Meaning
Matches parameters starting with
the keyword
Matches parameters ending with
the keyword
Stands for one valid character
Stands for a string of up to 4
valid characters, including
spaces
Usage guidelines
It can be present once at the beginning of a filtering
entry.
It can be present once at the end of a filtering entry.
It can be present multiple times at any position of a
filtering entry, consecutively or inconsecutively, but
cannot be used together with an asterisk (*).
It can be present once at the beginning or in the middle
of a filtering entry. It cannot be at the end and cannot
be used next to ^ or $.
Usage guidelines
Can be present once at the beginning of a filtering entry.
It can be present once at the end of a filtering entry.
It can be present multiple times at any position of a
filtering entry, consecutively or inconsecutively, and
cannot be used next to an asterisk (*). If it is present at
the beginning or end of a filtering entry, it must be next
to ^ or $.
It can be present once in the middle of a filtering entry.
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