Flexible deployment options

SmartFilter® products fit seamlessly into almost any network environment and work with major firewalls, routers, proxies, cache devices, and security appliances. With over 30 supported platforms, SmartFilter products offer the widest range of deployment options to match your exact network needs.

Many SmartFilter configurations are natively embedded into a host platform and run On-Box™, providing unrivaled speed, reliability, and affordability, since no additional hardware is required to host the filtering. Because SmartFilter can process thousands of requests per second, our On-Box configurations are capable of scaling to meet the demands of the largest network deployments. In fact, SmartFilter running On-Box is the leading OEM choice with IT solution vendors such as McAfee, Blue Coat, and Computer Associates.

SmartFilter products also run off-box, providing additional flexibility and deployment options with minimal impact on your network. Secure Computing offers two options for off-box deployments: an in-line option that works with your Web proxy, cache, or firewall via the Internet Filtering Protocol (IFP) and a pass-by option called SmartFilter Web Inspector. Using Web Inspector, you can set up SmartFilter to passively monitor and filter all HTTP and HTTPS Web traffic generated from within the network. The setup requires minimal changes to the existing network infrastructure without the need to integrate a third-party Web proxy, Web cache, or firewall. SmartFilter Web Inspector is supported on Windows platforms.

Should your network require the deployment of multiple filtering host applications, SmartFilter products can be installed on or with each of these devices at no additional cost, making redundancy, fail-over, and additional scalability easier—and providing a lower Total Cost of Ownership for both IT and the entire organization.

Platform Support

Supported filtering platforms available for download:

Check Point FireWall-1
Check Point FireWall-1 NGX R65 for Windows 2003 Server SP2

Cisco ASA – Adaptive Security Appliance (via IFP)

Cisco Content Engine (via IFP)
NOTE: Click the link above to be directed to the SmartFilter - Cisco ACNS Compatibility Chart.

Cisco IOS Firewall (via IFP)
IOS Firewall v 12.2(15)T and later

Cisco PIX Firewall (via IFP)
Cisco PIX v6.2 and later

Microsoft ISA Server 2006
MS ISA Server 2006 for Windows 2003 SP2
MS ISA Server 2006 for Windows 2000 SP4

Microsoft ISA Server 2004
MS ISA Server 2004 SP1 for Windows 2003 SP1
MS ISA Server 2004 SP1 for Windows 2000 SP4

Microsoft ISA Server 2004
MS ISA Server 2004 SP3 for Windows 2003 SP2
MS ISA Server 2004 SP3 for Windows 2000 SP4

Microsoft ISA Server 2000
MS ISA Server 2000 SP2 for Windows 2003 SP2
MS ISA Server 2000 SP2 for Windows 2000 SP4

Nortel (via IFP)
Nortel ACC v3.0 or later
Nortel ASF

SonicWALL (via IFP)
SonicWALL v6.3 or later

Squid Proxy Server
NOTE: Click the link above to be directed to the SmartFilter - Squid Compatibility Chart.

Stratacache (via IFP)

Sun Java System Web Proxy Server
Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0.6 for Solaris 8, 9, and 10 Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0.4 for Solaris 8, 9

3Com SuperStack

Supported operating systems for SmartFilter Web Inspector
Windows 2003 SP1
Windows 2000 SP4
Windows XP Professional SP2

SmartFilter is also available on the following platforms:
Blue Coat Proxy SG
Blue Coat (Network Appliance) NetCache
Cisco Content Engine and Content Engine Network Module (supported for SmartFilter 4.1.1 and earlier versions)
Computer Associates eTrust Intrusion Detection
Computer Associates eTrust Secure Content Manager
eSoft InstaGate
Hewlett Packard TRU64
McAfee Secure Content Management Appliances
NetIQ WebMarshal
Netopia Parental Controls
Novell BorderManager
Secure Computing Sidewinder® G2 Firewall™
Secure Computing Sidewinder G2 Security Appliance

System requirements depend upon the environment into which SmartFilter® is being integrated, so please contact Secure Computing at 1.800.379.4944 or your local Secure Computing solution provider for the most up-to-date information.