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# NEFilterProviderConfiguration

Configuration parameters for a content filter.

```
class NEFilterProviderConfiguration
```

## Topics

### Configuring filter behavior

[`filterBrowsers`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEFilterProviderConfiguration/filterBrowsers)

A Boolean value that indicates that the system applies the filter to flows of network data originated from WebKit browser objects.

[`filterSockets`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEFilterProviderConfiguration/filterSockets)

A Boolean value that indicates that the system applies the filter to flows of network data originated from sockets.

[`filterPackets`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEFilterProviderConfiguration/filterPackets)

A Boolean value that indicates that the system applies the filter to packets of network data.

### Accessing the filter configuration

[`vendorConfiguration`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEFilterProviderConfiguration/vendorConfiguration)

A dictionary of provider-specific configuration settings.

[`serverAddress`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEFilterProviderConfiguration/serverAddress)

The address of a server that the Filter Control Provider may contact for rules and other configuration information.

[`username`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEFilterProviderConfiguration/username)

A string that identifies the user.

[`organization`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEFilterProviderConfiguration/organization)

A string that identifies the organization that administers the filter.

[`passwordReference`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEFilterProviderConfiguration/passwordReference)

A persistent reference to a keychain item containing a password associated with the filter.

[`identityReference`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEFilterProviderConfiguration/identityReference)

A persistent reference to a keychain item containing a certificate and private key associated with the filter.

### Accessing bundle identifiers

[`filterDataProviderBundleIdentifier`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEFilterProviderConfiguration/filterDataProviderBundleIdentifier)

The bundle identifier of the filter data provider system extension.

[`filterPacketProviderBundleIdentifier`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEFilterProviderConfiguration/filterPacketProviderBundleIdentifier)

The bundle identifier of the filter packet provider system extension.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`CVarArg`](/documentation/Swift/CVarArg)

[`NSCopying`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCopying)

[`CustomDebugStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomDebugStringConvertible)

[`NSSecureCoding`](/documentation/Foundation/NSSecureCoding)

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

[`NSCoding`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCoding)

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

### Inherits From

[`NSObject-swift.class`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObject-swift.class)

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