Proxy Servers

[The_KiD]

We are currently using a bit of software called CyBlock SA for our proxy server at work.

This runs on windows, but is incredibly slow and problematic and uses a shed load of memory.

So what are our alternatives?

I have heard that there is something native to MS (ISA Server?) is it any good?

Do you have to pay extra or is it built in to Windows server?

Is it is easy to configure and manage on a day to day basis?

 

[The_KiD]

I need something that has the following features:

1) Users can be put in to 2 groups (whitelist and full access).
2) User names are gathered from Active Directory.
3) Reports can be made on what users have been looking at.
4) Doesnt die from intensive CPU/Memory use when at peak load.

Can ISA server do these sort of things?

 

[The_KiD]

Actually just looking at ISA server and it seems far more than we need, dont need firewall and dont need inter-branch connectivity (we already have a sweet WAN).

So any other recomendations?

 

[The_KiD]

You mean blacklist? White list just lists what websites they CAN go on?

Exactly, we dont want a blacklist as that involves investigating every site on the internet to decide if it allowed or not.

A whitelist allows us to say these are the sites you can access and thats it!

Hmmmm was kind of hoping there was some function in MS Server 2003 or a MS add on that would do it.

Will take a look at surf control.

 

[The_KiD]

Thanks boom I will take a look.

You dont know what it's like on resource usage as ideally I would like to install it on our management server as I cannot justify getting a server just to act as proxy.

 

[The_KiD]

Don't know what firewall you have, but some can run web filtering by using the surfcontrol database.

We have a managed Cisco PIX firewall and is not really something we can be running proxy on.