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Last updated: Aug 07, 2025

Customize the Secure Access PAC File

You can create custom PAC files to use with the browsers on the user devices in the organization.

To bypass domains, add domains in Secure Access where the web traffic on these domains will bypass the secure web gateway (SWG). Secure Access includes the configured bypass domains in the Secure Access PAC file. For information about bypass domains, see Manage Internet Security Bypass.

After you download the Secure Access PAC file from Secure Access, you can edit the file and add more domains. Then, upload the custom PAC file to Secure Access or host this PAC file in your environment. Secure Access does not modify a custom PAC file. Secure Access only modifies the Secure Access PAC file with the bypass domains that you add in Secure Access.

Note: Secure Access supports IP-based domains. You must enter the IP in the browser's address bar as the domain portion of the URL. For example, https://1.2.3.4/URLpath/ . The PAC file does not resolve a domain to IP before matching an IP-based domain for bypass.