TRITON - Web Security Help, Version 7.7 - Websense

Getting Started5. Select Use proxy server or firewall if Websense software must access theInternet through a proxy server or a proxying firewall to download the MasterDatabase. Then provide:• The IPv4 address or hostname of the proxy server or firewall.• The Port through which the database download must pass (8080, by default).6. If the proxy server or firewall configured above requires authentication to reachthe Internet, select Use authentication, and then enter the User name andPassword that Websense software should use to gain Internet access.NoteIf Use authentication is selected, the proxy server orfirewall must be configured to accept clear text or basicauthentication to enable Master Database downloads.By default, the user name and password are encoded to match the character set forthe Policy Server machine’s locale. This encoding can be configured manually viathe Settings > General > Directory Services page (see Advanced directorysettings, page 81).What is WebCatcher?TRITON - Web Security Help | Web Security Solutions | Version 7.7.xWebCatcher is an optional feature that collects unrecognized and security-relatedURLs, and submits them to Websense Security Labs. Uncategorized URLs arereviewed for categorization, and security-related URLs are analyzed for what they canreveal about active Internet threats. (Full URL logging is not required for WebCatcherprocessing.) The results of the analysis are used to update the Master Database,resulting in improved filtering.NoteIn an environment with multiple Web Security Log Serverinstances, WebCatcher is enabled only once, on theSettings > General > Accounts page in TRITON - WebSecurity.The information sent to Websense Security Labs contains only URLs and does notinclude user information. For example:30 Websense Web Security Solutions