Content Gateway Deployment
- Forcepoint Web Security, v8.5.x
Content Gateway is the high-performance web proxy for on-premises deployments of Forcepoint Web Security. It provides real-time threat analysis and website classification to protect network computers from malicious web content and attacks, while facilitating employee access to web assets and dynamic web content.
- On-demand, real-time categorization of websites
- HTTP/S and FTP content analysis for malware and malicious threats
- Enterprise web caching capabilities
Content Gateway, a required component of Forcepoint Web Security, can be installed on a Forcepoint V Series, X Series, or Virtual Appliance or as software running on dedicated servers.
- In an appliance-based deployment, Content Gateway is automatically installed on the appliance.
- In a software-based deployment, Content Gateway is installed on a Linux machine. The machine should be dedicated to running Content Gateway.
Content Gateway can also improve network efficiency and performance by caching frequently accessed web pages at the edge of the network.
The following topics discuss deployment of Content Gateway:
- Content Gateway deployment issues
- Content Gateway explicit and transparent proxy deployments
- Special Content Gateway deployment scenarios
- Chaining Content Gateway with other proxies
For information about deploying other Forcepoint Web Security components, see Deploying Web Protection Solutions
For information about Content Gateway operation, see Content Gateway Manager Help.