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Help | Content Gateway | Version 7.8.x
Websense® Content Gateway is the Web proxy component of Websense Web Security Gateway and Web Security Gateway Anywhere.
Content Gateway works together 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 rapidly changing, Web 2.0 sites safe for your organization and users. Depending on Content Gateway configuration, advanced analysis is applied to HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP channels.
The precise application of advanced analysis is configured by the administrator for each Web Security Gateway (Anywhere) deployment.
Content Gateway can also be configured to function as a high-performance Web proxy cache that caches 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:
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SSL inspection
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As a Web proxy cache
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In a cache hierarchy
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In a managed cluster
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As a DNS proxy cache
Content Gateway can also be configured to:
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Ensure that clients are authenticated before they access content. Content Gateway supports Integrated Windows Authentication, legacy NTLM (NTLMSSP), LDAP, and RADIUS. See, Content Gateway user authentication.
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Control client access to the proxy. See, Controlling client access to the proxy.
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Use different DNS servers, depending on whether the proxy 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. See, Using the Split DNS option.
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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 block or allow based on company policy. See Working With Websense Data Security.
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Control access to the Content Gateway manager using:
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SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) protection for encrypted, authenticated access
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User accounts that define which users can access the manager and which activities they can perform (for example, view statistics only or view statistics and configure Content Gateway).
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Integrate into your firewall and control traffic through a SOCKS server.
See Security.
 
Related topics:
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Deployment options
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Components
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Proxy traffic analysis features
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Technical Support

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