Introduction

SonicWall Content Filtering Service (CFS) is a subscription-based add-on service for SonicWall firewall products. This web filtering service blocks inappropriate, unproductive and even illegal and malicious web content for SonicWall customers around the globe.
SonicWall Content Filtering Service (CFS) provides unequaled content filtering enforcement for businesses,educational institutions,libraries and government agencies,as well as distributed public Internet hotspots. SonicWall CFS blocks inappropriate content,reduces organizational liability and increases productivity for organizations of any size. SonicWall CFS utilizes a comprehensive database of millions of URLs,IP addresses and web sites. Using a high-performance rating and caching architecture,CFS dynamically updates ratings locally on a SonicWall firewall for instantaneous comparison. With CFS,administrators can apply access or denial policies based upon over 59 URL categories,individual or group identity,or time of day.

Features

• Granular content filtering
• Dynamically updated rating architecture
• Easy-to-use web-based management
• High-performance web caching and rating architecture
• IP-based HTTPS content filtering
• Scalable, cost-effective solution

Specifications