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  • 1.  Virtual Proxy

    Posted Sep 30, 2020 10:25 AM
    Hi Guys

    Can you advise on below for SG-VA

    1. The virtual SWG can do everything the Physical SWG can?

    2. The virtual SWG that does both forward and reverse proxy on the same appliance is supported in that configuration by the vendor?

     



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  • 2.  RE: Virtual Proxy

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Sep 30, 2020 02:38 PM
    Edited by Jacob Miles Sep 30, 2020 02:39 PM
    Hi Lucian,

    1) Feature wise, yes. In fact, the latest refresh of ProxySG actually decouples the hardware from the software, so you are running VA's either on your hardware, or on our hardware.

    2) Technically, yes, the virtual SWG can perform forwarding rules. However, unless your reverse proxy needs are strictly for internal traffic to access internal servers, I would strongly discourage using the same box for both. A forward proxy typically resides on a secure internal network segment behind a firewall. A public facing reverse proxy does not. Additionally, the SWG version of Proxy is geared and built more to handle outgoing traffic, and not built to handle as much incoming bandwidth as in reverse proxy would have. The recommendation would be to have 2 separate boxes licensed toward their function (RP-VA for reverse proxy) placed in their respective optimal places on the network.

    Hope this helps!
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  • 3.  RE: Virtual Proxy

    Posted Oct 01, 2020 04:15 AM
    Thank you so much Jacob for your answer. Very helpful

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  • 4.  RE: Virtual Proxy

    Posted Oct 14, 2020 02:46 PM

    1. Answer
    Proactively protect users from web-based threats.

    The Blue Coat SWG Virtual Appliance (VA), which includes Blue Coat WebFilter, delivers the most comprehensive protection against web-based threats, including malware, phishing and botnet traffic from infected end-user systems.

    2.Answer

    Forward proxies are typically used internally by large organizations, such as universities and enterprises, to:

    • Block employees from visiting certain websites
    • Monitor employee online activity
    • Block malicious traffic from reaching an origin server
    • Improve the user experience by caching external site content




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