Cloud Apps database
To support the ability to do policy enforcement and report on cloud applications, a Cloud Apps database is downloaded on a regular basis, using the schedule defined for the Forcepoint URL Database download.
A Cloud Apps database is included with your web protection software on each Cloud App Agent machine and each Cloud App Service machine. This cloud application database is used to enable basic functionality from the time you enter your subscription key.
- Database updates on the Cloud App Service machine are downloaded using the Forcepoint URL Database download
schedule.
The database on the Cloud App Service machine is used for log data and reporting.
- Database updates on the Cloud App Agent machine occur each time the Forcepoint URL Database is downloaded. This includes both the scheduled Forcepoint URL Database downloads and, when Cloud App
Agent is associated with Filtering Service, when a download is initiated using the Update option on the page.
The Cloud Apps database is also downloaded each time the Forcepoint Security Manager service (Websense TRITON - Web Security) starts. The exception to this is when Filtering Service is on-box with Security manager. If Filtering Service is on the same machine as Security Manager, database downloads are prompted by Filtering Service restarts only.
When Cloud App Agent starts, the latest database is loaded into memory for use with Filtering Service (for policy enforcement) or Security Manager (to provide cloud app information on the various pages).