RE: Fortinet IDS

["Tom Neclerio" <Tneclerio () guardednetworks com>]

Yes it is transparent I work with Fortinet a lot. It can also handle
authenticated SMTP, where ISS can not.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Gallagher [mailto:cdine.org () gmail com] 
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 5:13 AM
To: Don Draper
Cc: focus-ids () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: Fortinet IDS


I'm almost certain that their products scan transparently.


On 14 Oct 2004 13:30:38 -0000, Don Draper <don () draperconsulting com>
wrote:
> In-Reply-To: <200407270109.i6R19ZZr041277 () mx-out daemonmail net>
>
> Does anyone know if Fortinet on-board virus scanning uses an SMTP 
> proxy server? Or is it able to accomplish this transparently by simply

> inspecting the packets as most the IDS/IPS do.
>
> We just purchased a new Proventia M10 from ISS and have discovered 
> that we cannot use it for Anti-Virus (email) or Anti-Spam due the 
> ffact that it uses an on-board SMTP proxy server that does not support

> SMTP authentication among other issues. The IPS module does not need 
> the proxy and works fine.  Having on-board virus scanning at the 
> network edge would be very helpful and Fortinet docs would make you 
> think it is ALL done with packet inspection and without any nasty 
> proxies in the middle. Does anyone know how this works?
>
> TIA,
>
> Don
>
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