This software functions as an internet proxy server that offers antivirus and web filters for enhanced security. It features cache, IP-based access control, and authentication. Its website access is blocked using a URL blacklist and keywords, while also blocking music, videos, flash, java applets, messengers, cookies, and activex.
One of the standout features of SafeSquid is its multi-threaded architecture, which ensures that even with extreme content analysis and security measures in place, it delivers the industry's fastest throughput. Additionally, the Content Filter Web Proxy Server has an intelligent DNS cache, which works in concert with a highly manageable content cache system and configurable content pre-fetching to allow for quick browsing of frequently visited sites.
The flexibility of SafeSquid is impressive, as it lets users create unlimited and highly granular internet policies that define and deal with an unlimited number of unique factors, depending on user/network/web-site/mime-type/size/time etc. It is even possible to create policies that allow or block specific content, such as music, Advertisements or JavaScripts depending on custom protocols.
SafeSquid can authenticate users from remote Windows ADS or OpenLDAP servers and allow them to be added to a whitelist of authorized users. You can use a variety of antivirus software like ClamAV and any other ICAP based antivirus software to stop viruses and malware before they reach the client system, ensuring complete network security.
Users have the ability to customize the various templates displayed when access or content is denied to the user, and the logs can be analyzed to create exhaustive user activity reports. In all, SafeSquid is a highly effective and flexible content filtering software that will ensure complete access control, content control, and internet security for networks, both large and small.
Version 3.4.6: N/A
Version 3.4.0.6: Improved caching of web-sites for cProfiles. Bug fixed that caused URL Filter to incorrectly match entries, when LDAP Profiles was used to create policies.
Version 3.4.0.4: Improved caching of web-sites for cProfiles. Bug fixed that caused URL Filter to incorrectly match entries, when LDAP Profiles was used to create policies.
Version 3.2.1.0: Supports all Windows Platforms. LSA authentication introduced. LDAP / AD usergroup mapping has been improved. A newly designed LDAP Sub-System (LSS) introduced to connect to the specified AD / LDAP server. New feature detects critical internal flaws, and creates a minidump file.
Version 3.1.0: http://www.safesquid.com/html/viewforum.php?f=356
Version 3.0.8.14: http://www.safesquid.com/html/viewforum.php?f=356