Re: can I use a PIX 515 to block URL's instead of using Websense?
From: Derek Nash (dnash@tiny.net)Date: 06/03/02
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From: "Derek Nash" <dnash@tiny.net> Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 15:58:52 -0500
I biggest problem with doing this the way you suggest is that your PIX
config would get so big that it would kill the perfomance of the box. I
would second the idea that you should look at Websense. We have had good
success with the product.
"Hana" <hanafubuki@email.com> wrote in message
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> Our company purchased Private I with our PIX 515 to monitor http
> traffic. It is satisfactory. Unfortunately, Private I does not
> provide URL blocking. We have been advised to buy Websense, or
> something similar. Websense will duplicate the reporting we purchased
> in Private I, and our blocking needs are small.
>
> Understanding that it may both be a lot of work, and not generate user
> friendly error messages to the client, is there something inherently
> wrong with blocking the IP addresses of the URL hosts on the firewall
> itself instead of using a product like Websense?
>
> Thank you in advance for your help.
>
> Hana
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