RE: recommendations for URL filtering

["Matt Bruce" <matt.bruce () alphawest com au>]

You might want to explorer Trend Micro's range of products. I think
WebManager does what you're asking -- it acts as the proxy server for your
users, then it talks directly to the real proxy server. I know it's
NT-based, but you can't have everything... :)

Check it out: http://www.trendmicro.com

HTH,

Matt Bruce     <matt.bruce () alphawest com au>
Security & Internet Engineer
AlphaWest - http://www.alphawest.com.au/


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Antonomasia [mailto:ant () notatla demon co uk]
> Sent: Monday, 24 January 2000 8:22 am
>
> I have been asked to look at ways of filtering URLs to people browsing
> from a business site.
>
> To my mind this looks like an easy extension to squid, particularly if
> you are using an external redirector program.  The intended
> form of blocking has not yet been described to me - whether it is to
> be based on a whitelist of domain names, filename extensions, MIME types
> or what.
>
> It is also said there will be requirements for logging and for
> identifying human browsers on NT.  What does NT have as rough
> "ident"/"rusers" equivalents ?  Or means of authenticating users in
> advance to a proxy ?