EdgeGate Controller
The CommuniGate Pro EdgeGate Controller provides perimeter security, defensive services, and policy management to secure your IP Communications system. Using disparate gateway devices and appliances in your organization guarantees mistakes in administration and cracks in security. EdgeGate Controller is a far more advanced solution than traditional MTAs or filters because it manages both voice and data streams, and can place policy and compliance on both media and routing to secure your system against spam, viruses, malware, phishing, denial of service (DoS), and intrusion.
The CommuniGate Pro EdgeGate Controller provides key benefits:
- Protection for all types of Internet Communications including email, IM, and VoIP
- A single integrated solution and point of contact
- Lower TCO by eliminating mismatched and poorly integrated infrastructure
- Reliability through cluster deployment providing 99.999% uptime
- Reduced administration cost from ease of use and automated provisioning
- Encrypted message store and secure instant messaging
- Integrated Session Border Controller, NAT traversal, and Media Proxy for VoIP and real-time applications
The EdgeGate Defense is built on the CommuniGate Pro platform and SMTP/SIP router. EdgeGate is award winning and customer endorsed for extreme high performance, reliability, and massive scalability. The CommuniGate Pro Dynamic Cluster with EdgeGate controller can manage and routinely handle millions of messages per hour and process thousands of call signals per second. This industry-leading, carrier-grade performance means that voice and data messages are delivered on time and protected against denial-of-service attacks and malware.
The EdgeGate Controller provides a sophisticated, multi-layer security infrastructure:
Multi-tiered Security Infrastructure
CommuniGate Pro flow-control and anti-spam features in combination with third-party or open-source plugins protect your organization using a multifaceted approach using tested defense mechanisms such as Reputation, Adaptive, Policy, Preventative, Heuristic, Detection, Signatures, and Bayesian techniques, all within one solution.
Archiving and Lawful Interception
The CommuniGate Pro Rules engine provides detailed techniques for archiving messages via mirroring or message copying at the gateway or messages store. The CommuniGate Pro feature Lawful Interception includes granular controls for legal intervention.
Built-in Connection Flow Control
CommuniGate Pro includes core support for connection blacklisting, DNS blacklists (DNSBL/RBL), Spam Traps, and rate/messages limits for incoming and outgoing senders to protect against spam and virus bots and worms.
Support for Mobile Users
CommuniGate Pro provides full-service support for mobile users including SMTP AUTH and Read-then-Send, all tightly integrated into a single Identity Management solution for all accounts. Secure authentication methods can be enforced for both local and mobile users, and TLS encryption is offered on all protocols.
Real-Time and VoIP Connectivity
EdgeGate Defense includes superior Session Border Controller and NAT traversal capabilities in the CommuniGate Pro core product, eliminating the need for expensive border controller hardware for VoIP. CommuniGate Pro provides a single solution for all registrar and proxy needs including fully standards-compliant support for multiple registrations per AOR, support for Non-Adjacent Contacts, far-end and near-end NAT traversal, transparency for end-nodes, media proxying, and integrated presence server. All of this means your users will be able to connect and communicate reliably and securely, no matter where they are.
Monitoring and SNMP
The CommuniGate Pro WebAdmin Interface provides administrators a detailed view of the communications system, including advanced logging options for detailed monitoring and reporting. The built-in SNMP server and event notification enables real-time monitoring and can integrate with any standard SNMP monitoring application.
External Filter API
The CommuniGate Pro External Filter API is an open, published standard which encourages customers and third parties to extend the EdgeGate Defense through plugins. Many third-party plugins by well-recognized partners are available directly through CommuniGate Systems, and as well there are many open-source plugins developed by members of the CommuniGate community.
Third-Party helper Plugins Available Through CommuniGate Systems:
- McAfee VirusScan Plugin for CommuniGate Pro
- Sophos Anti-Virus Plugin for CommuniGate Pro
- Kaspersky Virus Scanner Anti-Spyware and Anti-Virus Plugin for CommuniGate Pro
- Mailshell Spamcatcher Anti-Spam and Anti-Phishing Plugin for CommuniGate Pro
- Cloudmark Anti-Spam and Anti-Phishing Plugin for CommuniGate Pro