Thursday, December 1, 2011

Security Servers - daemon names and definitions

Security Servers and processes are grouped by function

  1. Content and traffic management :

    • in.aftpd - FTP Security Server

    • in.ahttpd - HTTP Security Server

    • in.arlogind - rlogin Security Server

    • in.atelnetd - Telnet Security Server

    • in.asmtpd - SMTP Security Server (used to receive SMTP messages)
    • mdq - Mail DeQueuer daemon (delivers mail messages queued by in.asmtpd)

    • in.emaild.mta - E-Mail Security Server (Ant-Virus scanning of e-mails)
    • in.emaild.pop3 - POP3 Security Server (Ant-Virus scanning of e-mails)
    • in.emaild.smtp - SMTP Security Server (Ant-Virus scanning of e-mails)

    • in.aufpd - URL Filtering Protocol (UFP) daemon (communicates with UFP server)
    • in.ufclnt - URL Filtering Protocol Client (starting in R71 - part of URL Filtering engine in kernel)
    • in.ufsrvr - URL Filtering Protocol Server (starting in R71 - part of URL Filtering engine in kernel)

    • stormd - SmartDefense Storm Center Module

    • in.genericd - the TCP 'genericd' resource invokes a daemon, which is not a Security Server, but rather the mediator between the client, the CVP Server and the destination server


  2. Authentication and load balancing :

    • in.asessiond - Session Authentication Security Server Agent

    • in.aclientd - Client Authentication process (port 259)

    • in.ahclientd - Client Authentication via Web (port 900). Executable starts when user initiates client authentication through a Web browser

    • in.lhttpd - Load Balancing daemon is the user mode process that handles HTTP requests, when the load balancing method is set to HTTP - listens for and redirects HTTP requests coming for load balancing

    • in.pingd - Load balancing or/and Client Authentication in Wait mode


  3. VPN :

    • vpnd - VPN daemon

    • xrmd - Extranet Manager Process. If Gateway Module is defined as Extranet Enabled Gateway, public key can be shared with this process

    • sdsd - Software Distribution Server. Distributes software to SecureClient users

    • dtpsd - Desktop Policy Server. SecureClient users fetch policy from this

    • dtlsd - Desktop Log Server. Receives logs from SecureClient users

    • in.ahttpsd -Clientless VPN daemon

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