Additional LoadMaster security and optimization features can be enabled for the deployment of SAP. The deployment steps and configuration settings of these features can be found in the documents which are listed in the References section of this document. These documents can be found on the Progress Kemp documentation web page.

  • Edge Security Pack (ESP) - A solution that provides edge security, SSO application integration and flexible authentication options is critical for optimal user experience and information security policy compliance.

  • Web Application Firewall (WAF) - This enables secure deployment of web applications, preventing Layer 7 attacks while maintaining core load balancing services which ensures superior application delivery and security.

  • Content Caching - The LoadMaster can cache static content that fits certain criteria (file extension, query string, caching headers, size, and so on). As long as the file meets these criteria it can be stored locally in the LoadMaster to avoid unnecessary requests to the Real Server to retrieve the file.

  • Intrusion Detection – The LoadMaster's implementation of Intrusion Detection leverages Snort. Snort is an open source network intrusion prevention and detection system (IDS/IPS). Snort rules can be imported to the LoadMaster and applied to HTTP/HTTPS connections.