Athena NGFW (Next-Generation Firewall)

Athena NGFW (previously known as Network Secure) provides comprehensive protection for every network perimeter, ensuring the safety of your valuable assets, data, and users from emerging threats.
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Object

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Objects are defined to provide basic settings to ensure device safety. Specifically, vulnerability attack prevention, Web App protection, Botnet and LAN security are referenced by using objects. The object definition defines application content signature database, security protection signature database, IP address database, schedule, network objects, service, and trusted certificate authority, etc.

Function Category

Function Description

Network objects

Used to set IP address or IP address group to facilitate reference of the application control policy and security protection policy.

Service

By specifying the ports and protocols, the user can configure services. Port and protocol configuration of data packets allows data control.

Security policy template

The user can define the content of a security template, which is referenced by security policies. Security policy template includes vulnerability attack prevention, Web application protection, Bonet, and content security.

Security protection rules

The user can look up security rules or customize rules. These rules are collected as a reference for security templates.

Content signature database

It can be used to recognize traffic content, including applications, URLs, and files. It is referenced by securities templates.

Network service

By specifying the ports and protocols, the user can configure network services. Port and protocol configuration of data packets allows data control.

IP address database

It is used to import ISP address segments or change IP location, and provide a reference for routing.

Schedule

It is used to set a schedule. Most control operations on the device can be performed based on time segment. This object allows the user to set a time range to facilitate use in the control policy.

Trusted certificate authority

It is used to import trusted certificate authorities. When the key configuration is involved, the certificate authority can be trusted by using this object.

Table 19:Object function description