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Ability to Scan Files for Viruses in the DMZ before arrival in Secure Zone

Need a facility to contact a server via ICAP to scan files (similar to how QuickFile) works. This can be achieved by installing SSP perimeter servers on the virus server in its zone and have SSP engines leverage a persistent connection between the...
almost 8 years ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Usability 1 Delivered

Is Sterling Connect:Express 1.5.0.17 compatible with Sterling Filegateway/B2Bi v6.2.0.4?

We need to know if these versions are compatible. Product upgrade planning depends on the response.
9 months ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Other 1 Delivered

Is Sterling Connect:Express Windows 3.1.0.17 compatible with Sterling File Gateway/B2Bi 6.2.04?

We need to know if these versions are compatible. Product upgrade planning depends on the response.
9 months ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Other 1 Delivered

reading Source IP address from HTTP headers through for example X-Forwarded-For

Currently there is a dynamic routing feature to read incoming source IP address and base the routing based on this value. However many organizations dont support having source IP address hitting the SSP engine servers. Usually the incoming IP addr...
about 7 years ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Usability 2 Delivered

Deny Access/Blacklist for common ID's

Add ability to create and utilize a blacklist in order to quickly block common used id's in penetration scans. While the ID's are not used and access is denied, the login attempts still go through the full authentication attempts which generate ov...
almost 8 years ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Usability 6 Delivered

Need for Sterling Secure Proxy to Support IPv6

Need for Sterling Secure Proxy to Support IPv6
almost 8 years ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Usability 1 Delivered

Sterling Secure Proxy does not currently support the forward proxy

No description provided
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Usability 4 Delivered

Some sites still require Implicit SSL due to business pressure

Implicit SSL is generally not a best practice when setting up FTPS. The preferred alternative is Explicit SSL, which is the current standard for FTPS connections for Secure Proxy. However, some of our customers experience intense business pressure...
over 4 years ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Usability 1 Delivered

Support for Microsoft Windows 2022

My Customer needs to implement Connect:Express in Microsoft Windows 2022. However, we have support for Microsoft Windows 2019 not 2022.
over 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Installation & Upgrade 2 Delivered

CX P1B2PREQ : means to transmit a PI99 of 254 caracters

In the utility P1B2PREQ there is no means to send a PI99 longer then 80 caracters. We have to use an exit to transmit 254 caracters, which is the PESIT limit. It's too complicate.
almost 8 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Other 1 Delivered