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Decode Query Data in a URL

To have the Web Agent’s Base64 algorithm decode a URL’s query data before calling the Policy Server (so the Policy Server sees the proper resource), use the following parameter:

DecodeQueryData

Specifies whether the Web Agent decodes the query data in a URL before calling the Policy Server. Set this parameter to yes if you need do any of the following tasks in your environment:

• If you need to ensure the rules filer acts against the proper string.
• If you need to or write rules against the data in a query string.

Default: No

To have the Web Agent decode the query data in a URL before calling the Policy Server, set the value of the DecodeQueryData parameter to yes.

Set a Maximum URL Size

You can increase the maximum URL size that a Web Agent can handle with the following parameter:

MaxUrlSize

Specifies the maximum size (in bytes) of a URL that a Web Agent can handle. Because different web servers have different limitations on URL length, check the documentation from your web server vendor before setting this parameter.

Default: 4096 B

To change the maximum URL size, change the number of bytes specified in the MaxUrlSize parameter.