Log Server does not differentiate where a request is coming from, so it will successfully log all requests it receives regardless of source. However, all Log Server data goes into one Log Database. Therefore, note that your Websense installation must be configured as follows: One Log Server per Policy Server One Log Server per Log [...]
Both free evaluation keys and purchased subscription keys enable Websense software to download the full Websense Master Database and begin filtering users. When you run with an evaluation key, Websense software supports an unlimited number of users. After the 30-day evaluation period, if you have not replaced the evaluation key with a purchased subscription key, [...]
Websense subscriptions are issued on a per-workstation (IP address) basis. When you subscribe, Websense provides a subscription key either in the package (if you receive a CD) or via email (if you download the software). Each key is valid for only one installation of Websense filtering software. If you use multiple servers to perform Websense [...]
Websense software versions 5.5.x and 6.x support the following: Microsoft IIS v5.0 or 6.0 Apache HTTP Server 2.0.50 For information about other Websense versions, or for more details, refer to the Deployment Guide for your version of Websense software. Click the Websense Documentation link below. Documentation References Websense Documentation: Websense Web Security Suite and Websense Enterprise Deployment Guide
User and Group authentication for Websense Enterprise requires either LDAP or FDS. To resolve the download issue and avoid the authentication error message, you must properly set authentication in Websense Enterprise Manager. Go the machine where Websense Enterprise Manager is installed and log on. Select Server > Settings > Database Download. In the Authentication area, check [...]
Websense counts the number of new or unique IP addresses it sees on a daily basis. A table of these IP addresses is built in memory. This table is cleared automatically when a successful Master URL database download occurs. The default setting is to download the Master URL database nightly. On a network with DHCP, [...]
Keywords offer protection against sites that have not explicitly been added to the Master Database or a custom URLs list. Keywords are associated with categories in the Master Database. When the Block Keyword setting is active for a category, Websense software blocks any site in that category whose URL contains an associated keyword. You must specify a [...]
Configure Network Agent to block HTTPS traffic by configuring the HTTPS option in the Protocol set. Select Edit in the Protocol Set pane. In the Edit Protocol Set window, expand Web and select HTTPS. Select Block. Click OK. See the Websense Web Security Suite and Websense Enterprise Administrator’s Guide chapter on blocking protocols. The link is provided below. Websense Documentation:  Websense Web Security Suite [...]
If Citrix users are browsing the Internet through a proxy server, a Websense initialization file must be revised to provide more accurate filtering of HTTP and FTP requests. HTTPS requests are not filtered. The file requiring updating is located on the computer running the Filtering Service that communicates with the Citrix Integration Service. Stop Filtering [...]
To facilitate tracking and management of Websense system activity, Websense Express can alert administrators when selected events occur. These system alerts relate to subscription status and Websense Master Database activity. Alerts are sent to selected recipients via email. Setting up alerting In Websense Manager, select Server > Settings. The Settings dialog box appears. Select Alerts and Notifications at [...]
Skype is blocked by default after installation of Websense Express. In the Websense Master Database, Skype is assigned to the protocol category called P2P File Sharing. This category is blocked by the policy Basic Security, which is set by default after Websense Express is installed. The Basic Security policy uses the Typical protocol filter by [...]
If you have enabled caching on your Cisco security appliance, check URL cache statistics by entering the following command. sh url-cache stats The command shows the following information. Size - the size of the cache in kilobytes, which you set with the url-cache size option. Entries - the maximum number of cache entries, based on the cache size. In [...]
By default, Websense Enterprise 6.1.1 does not log bytes received information sent by NetCache. To configure Websense to log the bytes received, edit the Websense netcache.conf file as follows: Use the NetCache Manager utility to disable the ICAP Service Farm on each NetCache machine: Select ICAP in the left pane. Select ICAP 1.0. Open the General tab. Uncheck Enable ICAP Version 1.0 in the [...]
In order to measure Remote Filtering usage you must have Websense Log Server and Websense Enterprise Explorer installed. Log Server - captures Internet activity and logs the data to your SQL server Websense Explorer - a web browser based viewer that provides detailed reports of logged activity Log into Reporting Tools and select Websense Enterprise Explorer. From the menu, select Internet [...]
Configuring FireWall-1 for content filtering with Websense involves three basic procedures: Creating a UFP Server Object for the Websense Filtering Service. Creating URI Resource Objects for the dictionary categories that Websense sends to FireWall-1. Defining rules that govern how FireWall-1 behaves when it receives a response from Websense. Create a Server Object Before FireWall-1 can [...]