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Astaro Gateway Software V7.4 Launch Briefing August 29, 2015
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Astaro Overview – Page 2© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 2 AxG V7.4 - Launch Briefing Agenda Overview What’s New Software Status Pricing & Availability Communication
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Astaro Overview – Page 3© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 3 AxG V7.4 Overview What are the major new things? - HTTP proxy now allows filtering of HTTPS traffic - WAN Link balancing for support of multiple Internet connections - New Avira AntiVirus Engine - Many new User-Driven functions and changes How does this release help us? - Provides many often-requested features - Boosts Astaro’s “developed by you” visibility to partners and customers - Strengthens Astaro against competitors - Matures several areas of the product with key functionality
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Astaro Overview – Page 4© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 4 New Features HTTPS Filtering Scan HTTPS traffic Block use of programs that can tunnel via HTTPS Full CA management One-Click Deployment Granular Tuning & Exceptions
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Astaro Overview – Page 5© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 5 New Features WAN Link Balancing Balance up to eight ISP connections Two Modes: Failover Multipath (balancing + failover) Easy prioritization Customizable Health Check
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Astaro Overview – Page 6© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 6 WAN Link Balancing Customization Control traffic flows Ordered rules Multiple ways of matching traffic
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Astaro Overview – Page 7© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 7 WAN Link Balancing Example Scenario 1 Dual lines, a T1 and a DSL. Goals: All traffic out of the Mail and Webserver use the T1. User surfing and other traffic out the DSL
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Astaro Overview – Page 8© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 8 WAN Link Balancing Example Scenario 2 Four Lines, 2 Cable and 2 DSL Goal: Balance all user activity automatically across multiple lines with failover, in order to save money using residential connections versus buying a more expensive, business-class circuit.
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Astaro Overview – Page 9© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 9 New AntiVirus Engine Increased Recognition Top-Rated Effectiveness Replaces Authentium Faster Scanning
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Astaro Overview – Page 10© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 10 Server Load Balancing Enhancements Dead Peer Detection Session persistence Customizable health-check
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Astaro Overview – Page 11© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 11 Site-to-Site SSL VPN Easy Setup Robust VPN over SSL Simple client /server setup Provides same abilities as IPSEC tunnels
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Astaro Overview – Page 12© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 12 Report Exporting Portable Data One-click export to PDF & CSV Allows for easy re-distribution CSV files add spreadsheet options
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Astaro Overview – Page 13© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 13 Anonymized Reports Address Privacy Obscures User names & Emails Two-password protection system Addresses privacy laws
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Astaro Overview – Page 14© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 14 Up2Date Status Visual Changes Reworked status display Tracks progress of installations Better relays Up2Date process
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Astaro Overview – Page 15© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 15 Additional New Features More Capabilities Support for Cisco™ IPSEC Client - Saves organizations invested in this client from having to redeploy and re-educate their users. - Further eases Cisco appliance replacements with ASG. - Allows for IPSEC support of the iPhone OS 2.0+ Availability Network Groups - Group objects together in a prioritized, match-once list. - Adds redundancy options to many areas of ASG, like authentication servers and VPN configurations. - Health of objects in these groups uses new auto-monitor system DynDNS Tweaks - Current DynDNS status is now displayed in WebAdmin. - Manage DynDNS on multiple interfaces, allowing for excellent integration with WAN Link Balancing.
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Astaro Overview – Page 16© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 16 Additional New Features Authentication Improvements Authentication “Test User” Extended - Using WebAdmin, a user tested against a backend server will now return the group memberships, allowing admins to troubleshoot and test much easier. Windows Server 2008 Native Mode Support Event-Based eDirectory Synchronization - Allows AxG to receive logon/logoff updates from an eDirectory server instead of polling for them, increasing speed and reducing load. Disable Users - User objects can now be toggled “off” instead of deleted. - Allows for testing, and lets administrators toggle certain accesses without having to re-input the configuration each time.
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Astaro Overview – Page 17© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 17 Other Additions & Changes Increased Functionality Customizable URL Category Groupings - Add/delete/rename category buckets as needed, beyond the previous limit of eighteen VDSL Support - Support of Very High Bitrate DSL lines (PPPoE over VLANs) Fully Transparent HTTP Proxy - Preserves client IP addresses as they pass through the proxy - Allows for upstream tracking, reporting, & control of proxy users Disable Users - User objects can now be toggled “off” instead of deleted.
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Astaro Overview – Page 18© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 18 ASG V7.4 Software status Release changes - ~ 225+ total changes - ~ 75 new features & improvements - ~ 90 bugfixes Internal Tests - ~ 600 internal tests - ~ 300 tests based on bugtracking Public Beta-Tests - Started on November 17th 2008 - 150+ beta bugreports Planned GA - January 21st 2009.
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Astaro Overview – Page 19© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 19 ASG V7.4 Pricing and Availability Pricing does not change Updated Datasheets available HTTPS Scanning requires a Web Security subscription Customers with valid Maintenance agreements receive V7.4 at no cost
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Astaro Overview – Page 20© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 20 ASG V7.4 Communication To Whom?What?When? Astaro internal-Release date -Updated customer presentation -What‘s new presentation 3 days before GA Distributors-Release date -New features 2 days before GA Partners-Release date -New features -Partner KIL 1 day before GA Public/Press-Press release -Up2Date blog announcement -Release Notes -Online Help -Administration Guide At GA date © Astaro 2008
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