SteelGate High Performance High Reliability Firewall Appliance

SteelGate

SteelGate™ from BorderWare is the latest in internet Firewall technology. SteelGate is a high-performance Firewall + VPN Appliance that delivers unrivalled security and services in a tightly integrated hardware package.

Advanced Security

SteelGate™ Firewall & VPN Appliance

SteelGate incorporates the BorderWare Firewall Server, which is the most highly certified firewall in the world, according to Common Criteria, having achieved EAL4+ with EAL5 Vulnerability Analysis.

The BorderWare Firewall Server has been protecting major installations worldwide since 1995. With a hardened operating system, strong defaults and a full complement of security defences, it delivers superior protection for networks.

Flexible Traffic Management and High Performance

SteelGate provides a wide range of pre-defined proxies (HTTP, SQL, PPTP, etc.) that support the required internet services but, being proxied, implement superior protection to packet–filters and lower-level traffic controls. For flexibility, SteelGate also provides the option of using stateful inspection instead of the proxies; this supports special needs and internal firewall requirements.

Performance and Through-put

SteelGate supports up to 500,000 concurrent sessions and through-put up to 500 Mbps.

Fault Tolerance

SteelGate Firewall + VPN Appliances can be deployed in clusters that support automatic fail-over in the event of a hardware fault.

IPSec VPN Server and Client

SteelGate fully integrates an advanced IPSec VPN server, delivering a secure platform for all remote access requirements. Compatible with other IPSec implementations, popular PKI products and strong authentication tokens, the IPSec server is easily deployed for full server-server and client-server VPN connectivity. The IPSec VPN client runs on all Windows workstations, includes firewall capability and NAT traversal for use behind other NAT devices.

Management

SteelGate is managed using a Windows based GUI client. With intuitive controls and wizards, configuring and maintaining SteelGate is within the reach of the non-technical user. Two or more systems can be managed from the same interface, with synchronized settings for policy-based configuration.

InsideOut Reporter

Reports

SteelGate includes the InsideOut Reporter. InsideOut reads SteelGate logs and can develop real-time or historic reports of all activity through the firewall. Ideal for monitoring user activity, it can also be used to diagnose network issues.

Hardware

SteelGate appliances are available in three models:

SG-200: – mini-1U format, 3 Gb NICs, 2Gb P4 Celeron, 512MB RAM, 40 GB HDD
SG-400: – 1U format, 4 Gb NICs, 2.4 Gb Xeon, 1 Gb RAM, 2 x 40 Gb HDD.(Raid 1)
SG-800: – 2U format, 6 Gb NICs, 2 x 2.4 Gb Xeon, 2 Gb RAM, 4 x 40 Gb HDD (Raid 10)

Features

Embedded Servers

Web – HTTP
DNS
Email – SMTP and POP
File transfer – FTP
NTP
URL filtering and blocking (SurfControl – cost option)
Squid proxy server (includes Java blocking and authentication)

Management and Administration

BWClient, Windows based remote admin GUI
Encrypted/authenticated remote administration
Local console
Flexible information security policy
Comprehensive logging and reporting
Built-in alarms

Fault tolerant

HALO option
Supports multiple systems per cluster
Automatic fail-over and recovery
Synchronized configurations

Secure proxy Support

HTTP, SHHTP, SSL
FTP
SMTP
TelNet
AOL
DNS
RealAudio
NetshowMS SQL
Oracle SQL Net
PPTP
IPSec

IPSec VPN Server

High performance
Wide range of encryption options, including AES/Rijndael
IPSec compliant data authentication and encryption
IKE key exchange
Compatible with PKI
NAT traversal support

IPSec VPN Client

Remote/roaming workstation connections
Windows 98, 2000, XP
Local and centralized policy controls
Fully integrated personal firewall
NAT traversal support

Key Benefits

Complete Security Solution
Integrated Servers
Flexible Deployment
IPSec VPN