ePrism User Guide - EdgeWave

ePrism Overview
What’s New in ePrism 5.0
The ePrism Email Security Appliance 5.0 release contains the following new features and
improvements:
New User Interface
The ePrism user interface has been redesigned for easier navigation and more efficient
administration of ePrism’s powerful features.
Improved Performance
ePrism 5.0 improves its current performance with a 30% or greater improvement in mail
processing. ePrism's security and spam filtering techniques have been improved to provide greater
mail processing efficiency.
Directory Services Improvements
ePrism 5.0 adds significant improvements to its Directory Services integration, enhancing support
for OpenLDAP, iPlanet, and Active Directory LDAP implementations. The following new features
have been added:
• LDAP Recipients — This feature is used in conjunction with the Reject on Unknown Recipient
Anti-Spam feature. LDAP Recipients performs real-time direct LDAP lookups to verify the
existence of recipients.
• LDAP Domain Routing — This feature is used to perform an LDAP search to find the mail
route host for a domain. This is a preferred method for mail routing for organizations with a
large amount of domains.
• LDAP SMTP Relay Authentication — This feature is used in conjunction with the SMTP
Relay Authentication to allow clients to be authenticated via LDAP for SMTP relay purposes.
Select Basic Config -> Directory Services on the menu to configure all LDAP directory features.
OCF (Objectionable Content Filter)
The Objectionable Content Filter defines a list of key words that will cause a message to be
blocked if any of those words appear in the message. This feature is useful for organizations that
need to manage their email in accordance with regulatory requirements. The Objectionable
Content Filter provides enhanced content filtering functionality and flexibility, allowing users to
restrict content of any form including objectionable words or phrases, offensive content and/or
confidential information.
The OCF list can be updated and customized to meet the specific needs of any organization.
Rules can also be applied to both inbound and outbound messages preventing unwanted content
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