Secure Computing SSL Scanner, User Manual

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Chapter 1
Introduction
Welcome to the User’s Guide Webwasher® SSL Scanner. It provides you
with the information needed to configure and use the Webwasher SSL Scan-
ner, which is one of the Web Gateway Security products developed by Secure
Computing.
The Webwasher SSL Scanner enables you to extend your existing Web usage
and security policies to the HTTPS protocol and to prevent certificate misuse.
SSL-encrypted content, including viruses, spyware, MP3s, pornography, and
confidential company files, is beyond the reach of any Anti-Virus scanner and
content filter.
The SSL Scanner allows you to manage this encrypted content in the same
way as HTTP content and thus to prevent policy evasion, while it is also scan-
ning Web traffic for all kinds of threats to your network.
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