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Company:
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Global Technology Associates, Inc. |
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What are the targets for this firewall product?
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Medium sized office (10-100 users), Large office (hundreds of users), Enterprise-wide (thousands of users). |
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Is the product designed primarily to allow outbound access with little or no inbound access?
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Yes |
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Is the product an integrated hardware/software (Black Box) firewall?
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Yes |
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If hardware is not included, what CPU architectures are supported?
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N/A. |
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If the user supplies their own operating system, which operating systems are supported?
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N/A. |
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If the product includes or is based upon an general purpose operating system, which operating system?
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Other |
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Date product first shipped:
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August 21 2000 |
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Release date of most current version:
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January 22 2002 |
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Release number of most current version:
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Version 3.2 |
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Entry level price:
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$1001-$5000 |
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If the entry level product enforces limits on the number of users (either concurrent or firewall-based user accounts), how many users are supported?
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no limit in entry level product |
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Does entry level product include (at no extra cost)
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log display tool, report generation tool, VPN support, remote administration. |
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Administrative interfaces included
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menu-based (character) interface, point-and-click graphical user interface, Web-browser or Java-based interface. |
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If remote administration is supported, how is the channel protected?
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uses TCP or UDP packets, uses encryption. |
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Includes mechanism for detecting and reporting external scans?
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Yes |
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If the firewall authenticates users, which methods are supported?
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other. |
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Does the vendor install the firewall at the customer's site?
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On site installation available at extra cost. |
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How many months of support are included with the initial purchase?
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1 month |
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How much does it cost to extend support beyond the initial period?
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Greater than 10% but less than 13% |
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What forms of support are included based on the listed prices?
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Telephone support, Direct contact with developers, Email support. |
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Does support include periodic updates?
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Yes, new releases and patches |
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If the product is installed over a customer-installed operating system, how is the operating system 'hardened'?
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N/A. |
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If the operating system is provided by the vendor, what changes are made to it?
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Network services disabled, Network parameters changed (eg forwarding of source routed packets disabled), Network stack (TCP/IP) replaced, Other OS modules replaced. |
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Does the product include support for VPN?
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Yes |
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Has the product been proven to work with other VPN products?
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Microsoft PPTP, IPSEC clients, Proven IPSEC compatibility with other products. |
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If the product includes application gateways (programs that receive client connections, process client requests as if it were a server, and process responses from the real server before passing the responses to the client, checking for security vulnerabilities), which protocols are supported?
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HTTP (Web), SMTP (email). |
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Additional services provided on the firewall:
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traceroute, ping, split DNS. |
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Can the firewall be integrated with network Intrusion Detection products?
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Yes |
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If network ID integration is possible, which products does the firewall support?
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Snort. |
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Can the firewall be integrated with virus scanning products?
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Yes |
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Vendor Comments:
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GTA offers two firewall appliances - GB-1000 and RoBoX powered by GNAT Box System Software. The GB-1000 is a 1 RU appliance with 4 10/100 Ethernet interfaces, 2 RS-232 serial ports and one USB port with expansion oftions for gigabit Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI and fiber based Ethernet. Options include H2A- High Availability, and content filtering subscription. The RoBoX is a desktop firewall appliance for remote and branch offices with up to 25 concurrent users. Features include IPSec VPN (IKE), DHCP Server, DNS server and ISDN TA/Async modem support. With three 10/100 Ethernet interfaces, including a DMZ, the RoBoX offers flexible, powerful Internet security. |