modusGate™ Technical Specifications
Technical data specifications for modusGate™
modusGate™ provides you with comprehensive email security and spam protection. By combining the industry’s leading anti-spam technology and fully integrated multi-engine anti-virus, award-winning modusGate™ provides you with the tools to effectively counter today’s growing security threats such as botnets, phishing attempts and image spam, and take back control of your mail flow.
Technical Specifications
| Environment | Operates in a Windows® environment and interfaces with other Windows® based services such as Microsoft® Exchange Server, Active Directory and Lotus® Domino® |
| Anti-Spam & Anti-Virus |
» Leading perimeter defense: » Sender Reputation System (SRS) » Blacklisting, whitelisting & Vircom’s own advanced greylisting » Intelligent scanning and content analysis: » Multi-layered content filtering based on both predictive and deterministic methods » Encrypted and archived files » File extension spoofing detection » Image spam detection – industry leading catch rates » Automatic updates every 15 minutes » Integrated anti-virus from Norman™ and McAfee™ » Auto-trusted lists |
| Mail server protection |
» BATV to eliminate backscatter spam » SMTP authentication » DKIM verification and signature support » Spoofing protection with sender policy framework (SPF) and DKIM » Directory harvesting defense » Open relay protection » Mail server cloaking |
| Administration & Reporting |
» Intuitive interface with a choice of access methods – Windows® management console and web-based monitor console » Granular policy settings » Separate controls for phishing policies » Real-time dashboard & system health report » System overview and security threats at a glance » Reports of server, domain and user statistics » Report scheduling: automatically generate reports on a daily, weekly or monthly basis » Trend analysis and tracking of top issues |
| Policy Management |
» Custom Sieve™ scripting – RFC-compliant for flexible policy implementation & foreign language support (UTF-8) » Full-message encryption with PGP® Universal Gateway Email » TLS and SSL support » Inbound and outbound email monitoring » Message audit logs |
| Quarantine Management |
» Unique end-user interface – complete inbox control at the individual user level » Individual, customizable quarantine reports with one-click message release » Sort by security-threat level » Personalized filter settings » Phishing release capability » Permanently block individual senders |


