SonicWALL Content Filtering Service Prem 01-SSC-7329 Leaflet

Illegal, inappropriate and harmful Web content can enter your network via any user’s 
browser. Unfi ltered content can infect your network with malware, drain productivity, and 
undermine morale, as well as put your organization at risk for regulatory noncompliance, 
funding denial and even criminal liability. For instance, schools and libraries that receive 
eRate funding are required by law to install a content fi ltering solution in compliance with 
the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA).

SonicWALL® Content Filtering Service (CFS) provides unequalled content fi ltering 
enforcement for businesses, educational institutions, libraries and government agencies, as 
well as distributed public Internet hotspots. SonicWALL CFS blocks inappropriate content, 
reduces organizational liability and increases productivity for organizations of any size.

SonicWALL CFS utilizes a comprehensive database of millions of URLs, IP addresses and Web 
sites. Using a high-performance rating and caching architecture, CFS dynamically updates 
ratings locally on a SonicWALL network security appliance for instantaneous comparison. 
Using CFS, administrators can apply access or denial policy based upon over 56 URL 
categories, individual or group identity, or time of day.

Granular content fi ltering allows the 

administrator to block all pre-defi ned categories or 

any combination of categories, and to apply these 

policies on a granular level. User Level Authentication 

(ULA) and Single sign-on (SSO) can be used to 

enforce username and password logon. CFS can 

block potentially harmful content such as Java,™ 

ActiveX,® and Cookies, as well as schedule fi ltering by 

time of day, such as during school or business hours. 

CFS also enhances performance by fi ltering out IM, 

MP3s, streaming media, freeware and other fi les that 

drain bandwidth.

Dynamically updated rating architecture 

cross-references all Web sites as they are requested 

against a highly accurate database categorizing 

millions of URLs, IP addresses and domains. The 

SonicWALL appliance receives ratings in real time, 

and then compares that rating to the local policy 

setting. The appliance will then either allow or deny 

the request, based on the administrator’s locally-

confi gured policy. 

Regulatory reporting and compliance is 

supported by direct integration with SonicWALL’s 

award-winning Global Management System (GMS) 

and SonicWALL ViewPoint™ reporting package. 

SonicWALL ViewPoint™ reporting software along 

with SonicWALL CFS can allow management to easily 

run detailed or “at-a-glance’ graphical reports on 

real-time or historical data.

Easy-to-use Web-based management enables 

fl exible policy confi guration and complete control over 

Internet usage. Administrators can enforce multiple 

custom policies for individual users, groups or specifi c 

category types. Local URL fi ltering controls can allow 

or deny specifi c domains or hosts. To more  eff ectively 

block objectionable material, administrators can also 

create or customize fi ltering databases.

architecture allows administrators to easily and 

automatically block sites by category. URL ratings are 

cached locally on the SonicWALL appliance, so that  

response time for subsequent access of frequently 

visited sites is only a fraction of a second.

IP-based HTTPS content fi ltering allows 

administrators to control user access to Web sites 

over encrypted HTTPS. HTTPS fi ltering is based on the  

categorical rating of inappropriate Web site types, such  

as Gambling, Online Banking, Online Brokerage and  

Trading, Shopping and Hacking/Proxy Avoidance.

Scalable, cost-eff ective solution controls content 

fi ltering from the SonicWALL network security 

appliance, eliminating the need for additional 

hardware or deployment expenditures from a 

separate dedicated fi ltering server.

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