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Astaro Security Gateway Free Home Edition01/24/2009 11:25 PM

Astaro Rolls Out Version 7 of its Award-Winning Security Gateway UTM Product. Offers email encryption, SSL VPN, enterprise level clustering, and more.

BURLINGTON, Mass., (January 23, 2007) – Further strengthening its leadership position in perimeter security and Unified Threat Management (UTM) solutions, Astaro Corporation today announced version 7 of its Astaro Security Gateway, representing seven years of advanced technology development, customer feedback, end-user suggestions and current marketplace demands.

The full line of Astaro Security Gateways protect computer networks from a variety of threats including viruses, hackers, spam, spyware, phishing, and unauthorized content.

“Version 7 contains a number of advanced features and enhancements that our 30,000 network users and reseller channel partners have been anticipating,” said Jan Hichert, Astaro CEO. “Among these are transparent e-mail encryption, SSL VPN, active/active clustering and safeguards for the uncontrolled flood of unsecured instant messaging traffic and peer-to-peer file sharing traffic.”

The Astaro Security Gateway integrates a complete set of security technologies that comprise a mix of best of breed, open source and commercial software covering all aspects of security including e-mail security (anti spam, anti phishing, dual virus protection for e-mail, transparent encryption), web filtering (content filtering, anti virus for the Web, anti spyware, and IM & P2P control), and network protection (firewall, remote access & VPN, and intrusion protection.

More @Astaro.com/newsroom/press_release

The Astaro Security Gateway Home Edition is a free license for full network protection (Network, Web and Mail Security) without any runtime restrictions. In contrast to a commercial license however, it is limited to 10 Users.

The term “users” in the sense of ASG software licensing refers to workstations, clients, servers and other devices which have an IP address and are protected by the Astaro Gateway. No differentiation is made whether the “user” is communicating with the Internet or with a device in another LAN segment. DNS or DHCP gateway queries are also counted, as is the use of proxies.

Note: The license mechanism uses only data from the last seven days. If an IP address was not used in the last seven days, then it is removed from the database.

The minimum hardware requirements for Astaro Security Gateway Software Version 7 installations are:
CPU: Intel Pentium III > 900MHz
RAM: 512MB (1GB recommended)
CDROM: IDE or SCSI (see HCL for supported SCSI controller)
Harddisk: > 20 GB hard disk drive and above (see HCL for supported SCSI controller)
NIC: at least 2 PCI NICs (see HCL for support chipsets)

More @Astaro Knowledgebase

Astaro V7 Home User License Version: 7

Options:
High Availability: OFF
Protected IPs: 10
Concurrent Connections: 1000
Special: Home use only
IPSecConnectionLimit: UNLIMITED
HardwareAccelerator: OFF
SiteLicense: OFF
AVEngine: Astaro
ClusterNodes: 0

Subscriptions:
EmailFiltering: ON
WebFiltering: ON
MaintenanceSilver: ON
EmailEncryption: ON
MaintenanceGold: OFF
MaintenancePlatinum: OFF
MaintenancePlatinumPlus: OFF
ImP2p: OFF

Version: 7.3
File type: ISO image
File Size: 436 MB
Name: asg-7.304-081023-1.iso

Astaro Security Linux is an award-winning, unique network security solution in an integrated and easy-to-use and manage package and includes a combination of the following security applications:
- A Firewall with stateful packet inspection and application proxies guards Internet communications traffic in and out of the organization
- A Virtual Private Network (VPN) gateway assures secure communications with remote offices, road warriors, and telecommuters
- Anti-Virus defends computers from both email and web-bourne viruses
- Intrusion Protection detects and stops hostile probes and application-based attacks
- Spam Filtering eliminates the productivity drain of opening and deleting unsolicited emails
- Surf Protection (Content Filtering) and Spyware Protection improve productivity by blocking inappropriate web activities, provide full protection from user tracking threats and violation of privacy

Here are some key features of "Astaro Security Linux":
- Protects all types of networks Windows, Linux, Unix and others
- Delivers comprehensive features at low cost maximizing your ROI (return on investment)
- Highly effective. Has won numerous industry awards. Beat Cisco and Checkpoint in InfoWorld magazine product review, Beat IBM and Computer Associates in Linux World for Best Security Application

Associates in Linux World for Best Security Application.
- Integrated management platform features an intuitive browser-based interface and one-step updates for rapid deployment and easy management
- Can be installed in under 15 minutes or purchased pre-installed on security appliances
- Can start with firewall, VPN and spam protection and add other security applications as needed, seamlessly
- Runs as a dedicated application server on top of a hardened operating system, which relieves operating system management headaches
- Runs on systems ranging from small devices up to large multi-processor systems utilizing gigabytes of memory
- Redundant systems can be configured to provide high availability and automatic failover in case of hardware or network failures
- Load balancing improves performance - traffic shaping can set priorities by network, service and protocol
- Logging, automatic backup, and diagnostic tools support high reliability
- Free online evaluation workshop to get you started

Whats New in This Release:
Improved reporting: The Web Security in-line report has been significantly improved. The web usage tab now displays comprehensive statistics, detailing the most active web users and most frequented domains. Time ranges for this feature may be specified.
Log file filtering and search: You may now filter and search through archived log files by using a new tab under the "Logging/View Log files" section. This simplifies the process of locating specific entries.
Base license with proxy functionality: The base proxy functionality for HTTP/FTP/SMTP/POP3 (including HTTP Cache and authentication) is now available within the ASG base license. If you do not require applications such as anti virus or anti spam, the Email or Web Filtering subscriptions no longer need to be purchased.
Enhanced QoS configuration: Instead of clicking through individual tabs for each QoS-enabled interface, you are now able to define bandwidth pools on the new interfaces tab. This largely enhances the configuration of QoS profiles.
Backup heartbeat interface: You are now able to configure a backup heartbeat interface for HA configurations. This prevents occurrences where both the master and the slave try to become the master at the same time (master-master situations). These situations occur for example, because of an HA synchronization interface failure or due to an unplugged network cable.
eDirectory synchronization improvements: Administrators can now set intervals (in seconds) where the Astaro Security Gateway will work to synchronize its user database with the eDirectory server.
Custom DynDNS settings: It is now possible to freely enter custom DynDNS hostnames, for example, "www.example.com, mail.example.com, example.com"
Improved ACC compatibility: Version 7.006 contains a new device agent for enhanced interoperability with Astaro Command Center.
Regeneration of VPN Signing CA: You are now able to regenerate the VPN Signing CA which was created during the initial setup of the unit. The VPN Signing CA is the certificate authority who signs digital certificates for use with remote access and site-to-site VPN connections.

Bugfixes: The new release also corrects various outstanding issues. These issues previously affected the SMTP Proxy (large message ID) and generated kernel freezes with the smaller ASG devices as well as with hardware accelerated anti-virus scanning. The handling for packet filter rules has been improved when additional addresses are in use. The possibility to edit/delete these interfaces after importing a V6 backup has also been addressed. The backend system now also allows the definition of usernames using numbers only.

Whats New in This Release:
- This Up2Date is a hotfix release for the WebSecurity Reporting backend.
- In some high-traffic environments, the reporting database may grow too fast.
- Along with this WebSecurity Reporting fix, three other issues are addressed.
- These issues cover possible DynDNS update problems, error handling in eDirectory environments, and search options in WebAdmin.

Astaro Network Protection
Firewall, VPN, Intrusion Prevention and P2P Control

The key functions of the network protection module within the Astaro Security Gateway are to:
Control network access - using the latest stateful deep inspection firewall techniques to control user access in regard to specific information, access times and usage of IM and P2P applications.
Stop intruders - through state of the art intrusion prevention for in-depth filtering, protecting against more than 6,000 attacks as well as zero day attacks.
Enable secure remote access - using SSL, IPSec, L2TP or PPTP to create secure virtual private networks, connecting branch offices and granting remote access to workers.
Optimise performance - leveraging a content inspection framework to scan traffic with little or no latency, and prioritise bandwidth for time-sensitive applications such as VoIP.
Astaro Network Protection includes all the components above within the base license, and allows seamless integration with three optional subscriptions that are included in the product and can be unlocked and used immediately via a license key. These are: Web Filtering, Email Filtering and Email Encryption.

You can choose to deploy the Astaro Security Gateway via your preference of:
Hardware appliance
Software appliance or
Virtual appliance

Why consider Astaro?
Astaro Security Gateway provides complete protection for your network through a single, easy-to-manage platorm featuring firewall, intrusion prevention, traffic management and VPN. In the process of eliminating the administrative burden and integration issues that come with separate point products, the Astaro Security Gateway delivers integrated, state-of-the art network protection.

Key Features Include:
Stateful deep inspection packet filter firewall
Transparent proxies for HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP3, DNS and SOCKS
DoS, DDoS, Portscan, Worm, Botnet and Flood protection
6,000+ IPS rules with real-time signature updates
VPN and Remote Access with SSL, IPSec, L2TP over IPSec and PPTP
IM control: AIM, ICQ, MSN, Skype, Yahoo, IRC, Gtalk, Jabber
P2P control: Bittorrent, Gnutella, eDonkey, WinMX, Winny, Manolita, Ares
Stateful VoIP support: H.323, SIP
Authentication via Active Directory, eDirectory, Radius, Tacacs+, LDAP or Local
Support for integrated as well as external certificate authorities
In and outbound traffic shaping (Guarantee, Maximum, Priority)
Active/Active Clustering with integrated load balancing
Automatic system software updates
End user self-service portal
Daily executive reports
Web proxy cache for bandwidth savings

More @Astaro.com

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