Overview

Overview

 

Websense® Content Gateway is the Web proxy component of the Websense Web Security Gateway and Websense Web Security Gateway Anywhere solutions.

Content Gateway is a configurable, high-performance Web proxy that works in combination with Websense Web Security to protect users and networks from malicious and unwanted content by performing advanced content analysis precisely when it is needed—as the content flows through the proxy—using the results of analysis to apply appropriate Web Security policy. This on-demand analysis protects users and networks at the same time that it makes dynamic, Web 2.0 sites safe for your organization and users.

The precise application of content analysis is configured by the administrator for each Web Security Gateway deployment.

Web proxy cache: Content Gateway can also be configured to function as a high-performance Web proxy cache that improves network efficiency and performance by caching frequently accessed information at the edge of the network. This brings content physically closer to end users for faster delivery and reduced bandwidth usage.

Content Gateway can be deployed:

As a Web proxy cache

In a cache hierarchy

In a managed cluster

As an SSL server

As a DNS proxy cache

In addition, Content Gateway can be configured to perform several security functions:

Control client access to the proxy cache.

Use different DNS servers, depending on whether it needs to resolve host names located inside or outside a firewall. This enables you to keep your internal network configuration secure while providing transparent access to external sites on the Internet.

Ensure that clients are authenticated before they access content. Content Gateway supports Integrated Windows Authentication, legacy NTLM (NTLMSSP), LDAP, and RADIUS.

Use the on-box Data Security policy engine or the ICAP interface to enable sites using Websense Data Security to examine outbound material such as Web postings, and either block or allow the posting based on company policy. See Working With Websense Data Security.

Control access to the Content Gateway Manager using:

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) protection for encrypted, authenticated access

User accounts that define which users can access Content Gateway Manager and which activities they can perform (for example, view statistics only or view statistics and configure Content Gateway).

Integrate into your firewall and control traffic through a SOCKS server.

See Security.

 

Related topics: TRITON Unified Security Center Deployment options Components Proxy traffic analysis features Online Help Technical Support

Overview