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Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010
Developer(s)Microsoft
Initial release1 January 1997(1997-01-01)
Final release
2010 / 10 October 2011;12 years ago(2011-10-10)[1]
Operating systemWindows Server 2008
Platformx86-64
Available inEnglish, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian and Spanish[2]
TypeRouter,firewall,antivirus program,VPN server,web cache
LicenseTrialware
Websitewww.microsoft/tmg

Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway(Forefront TMG), formerly known asMicrosoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server(ISA Server), is a discontinued networkrouter,firewall,antivirus program,VPN serverandweb cachefromMicrosoft Corporation.It ran onWindows Serverand works by inspecting all network traffic that passes through it.[3]

Features

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Microsoft Forefront TMG offers a set of features which include:[4]

  1. Routing and remote access features: Microsoft Forefront TMG can act as arouter,an Internetgateway,avirtual private network(VPN) server, anetwork address translation(NAT) server and aproxy server.
  2. Security features: Microsoft Forefront TMG is afirewallwhich can inspect network traffic (including web content,secure web contentand emails) and filter outmalware,attempts to exploit securityvulnerabilitiesand content that does not match a predefined security policy. In technical sense, Microsoft Forefront TMG offersapplication layer protection,stateful filtering,content filteringandanti-malware protection.
  3. Network performance features: Microsoft Forefront TMG can also improve network performance: It can compress web traffic to improve communication speed. It also offersweb caching:It can cache frequently-accessed web content so that users can access them faster from the local network cache. Microsoft Forefront TMG 2010 can also cache data received throughBackground Intelligent Transfer Service,such as updates of software published onMicrosoft Updatewebsite.

History

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Microsoft Proxy Server

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The Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway product line originated withMicrosoft Proxy Server.Developed under thecode-name"Catapult",[5]Microsoft Proxy Server v1.0 was first launched in January 1997,[6]and was designed to run onWindows NT 4.0.Microsoft Proxy Server v1.0 was a basic product designed to provide Internet Access for clients in a LAN Environment viaTCP/IP.Support was also provided for IPX/SPX networks (primarily used in legacyNovell NetWareenvironments), through aWinSocktranslation/tunnelling client which allowed TCP/IP applications, such as web browsers, to operate transparently without any TCP/IP on the wire. Although well-integrated into Windows NT4,[7]Microsoft Proxy Server v1.0 only had basic functionality, and came in only one edition. Extended support for Microsoft Proxy Server v1.0 ended on 31 March 2002.[6]

Microsoft Proxy Server v2.0 was launched in December 1997,[8]and included better NT Account Integration, improvedpacket filteringsupport, and support for a wider range ofnetwork protocols.Microsoft Proxy Server v2.0 exited the extended support phase and reachedend of lifeon 31 December 2004.[8]

ISA Server 2000

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On 18 March 2001, Microsoft launchedMicrosoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 (ISA Server 2000).[9]ISA Server 2000 introduced theStandardandEnterpriseeditions, with Enterprise-grade functionality such as High-AvailabilityClusteringnot included in the Standard Edition. ISA Server 2000 requiredWindows 2000(any edition), and will also run onWindows Server 2003.In accordance with Microsoft's Support Lifecycle Policy, ISA Server 2000 was the first ISA Server product to use the 10-year support lifecycle with 5 years ofMainstreamsupport and five years ofExtendedsupport. ISA Server 2000 reached End of Life on 12 April 2011.[9]

ISA Server 2004

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Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 (ISA Server 2004)was released on 8 September 2004.[10]ISA Server 2004 introduced multi-networking support[clarification needed],integrated virtual private networking configuration, extensible user and authentication models,application layer firewallsupport,Active Directoryintegration,SecureNAT[clarification needed],and improved reporting and management features. The rules based configuration was also considerably simplified over ISA Server 2000 version.

ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition included array support, integratedNetwork Load Balancing(NLB), andCache Array Routing Protocol(CARP). One of the core capabilities of ISA Server 2004, dubbed Secure Server Publishing, was its ability to securely expose their internal servers to Internet. For example, some organizations use ISA Server 2004 to publish theirMicrosoft Exchange Serverservices such asOutlook Web Access(OWA),Outlook Mobile Access(OMA) orActiveSync.Using theForms-based Authentication(FBA) authentication type, ISA Server can be used to pre-authenticate web clients so that traffic from unauthenticated clients to published servers is not allowed.

ISA Server 2004 is available in two editions, Standard and Enterprise. Enterprise Edition contains features enabling policies to be configured on an array level, rather than on individual ISA Servers, and load-balancing across multiple ISA Servers. Each edition of ISA Server is licensed per processor. (The version included in Windows Small Business Server 2000/2003 Premium includes licensing for 2 processors.)

ISA Server 2004 runs onWindows Server 2003Standard or Enterprise Edition. Appliance hardware containing Windows Server 2003 Appliance Edition and ISA Server Standard Edition is available from a variety of Microsoft Partners.[11]

ISA Server 2006

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Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 (ISA Server 2006)was released on 17 October 2006.[12]It is an updated version of ISA Server 2004, and retains all features from ISA Server 2004 except Message Screener.

ISA Server 2006 introduced new features including:

  • Support forExchange Server 2007(referred to as "Exchange 12" in the Microsoft ISA Server 2006 Evaluation Guide)[13]: 73 
  • New configuration wizards for various tasks such as setting up a "site-to-site VPN connection", publishing SharePoint services, publishing websites, creating firewall rules.[13]: 75, 80 
  • Introduction ofsingle sign-onfor groups of published web sites.[13]: 82 
  • Improvements to user authentication including the addition ofLDAP Authenticationsupport[13]: 82 
  • Resistance toflood attacks,to protect the ISA server from being "unavailable, compromised, or unmanageable during a flooding attack."[13]: 55, 62–64, 81 
  • Performance features such asBITSCaching, Web Publishing Load Balancing andHTTP compression.[13]: 84 

ISA Server Appliance Edition Microsoft also offered ISA Server 2006 Appliance Edition. It was designed to be pre-installed onto OEM hardware (server appliances) that are sold by hardware manufacturers as a stand-alone firewall type device.[14]Along with Appliance Edition, ISA server 2006 Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition were available in preconfigured hardware.[13]: 76 

Microsoft Forefront TMG MBE

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Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway Medium Business Edition (Forefront TMG MBE)is the next version of ISA Server which is also included withWindows Essential Business Server.This version only runs on the 64-bit edition ofWindows Server 2008and does not support Enterprise edition features such as array support or Enterprise policy. Mainstream support for Forefront TMG MBE ended on 12 November 2013.[15]

Microsoft Forefront TMG 2010

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Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 (Forefront TMG 2010)was released on 17 November 2009.[16]It is built on the foundation of ISA Server 2006 and provides enhanced web protection, native 64-bit support, support forWindows Server 2008andWindows Server 2008 R2,malware protection and BITS caching.Service Pack1 for this product was released on 23 June 2010.[17]It includes several new features to supportWindows Server 2008 R2andSharePoint 2010lines of products.[18]Service Pack 2 for this product was released on 10 October 2011.[1]On 9 September 2012 Microsoft announced no further development will take place on Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 and the product will no longer be available for purchase as of 1 December 2012. Mainstream support ceased on 14 April 2015 and extended support has ended on 14 April 2020.[19]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ab"Download details: Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) 2010 Service Pack 2".Microsoft Download Center.Microsoft corporation. 10 October 2011.Retrieved17 November2011.
  2. ^"Download Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010".Microsoft corporation.Retrieved26 March2010.
  3. ^"Forefront Threat Management Gateway: Overview".Microsoft.Retrieved1 March2010.
  4. ^"Forefront Threat Management Gateway: Features".Microsoft corporation.Retrieved1 March2010.
  5. ^"Microsoft Ships Proxy Server 1.0".News Center.Microsoft.29 October 1996. Archived fromthe originalon 26 October 2012.Retrieved10 June2017.
  6. ^ab"Microsoft Support Lifecycle".Retrieved5 June2007.
  7. ^"Microsoft ISA Server".30 July 2002.Retrieved5 June2007.
  8. ^ab"Microsoft Support Lifecycle: Proxy Server 2.0 Standard Edition".Retrieved5 June2007.
  9. ^ab"Microsoft Support Lifecycle ISA 2000".Retrieved9 March2009.
  10. ^"Microsoft Support Lifecycle ISA 2004".Retrieved9 March2009.
  11. ^"Deploy ISA Server and IAG in Minutes with Hardware Solutions".Microsoft.Retrieved5 June2007.
  12. ^"Microsoft Support Lifecycle ISA 2006".Retrieved9 March2009.
  13. ^abcdefg"Microsoft ISA Server 2006 Evaluation Guide".Microsoft. July 2006. Archived fromthe original(DOC)on 2 September 2006.Retrieved31 August2018.
  14. ^"Internet Security and Acceleration Server: hardware partners".Microsoft.Archived fromthe originalon 30 January 2009.Retrieved21 January2009.
  15. ^"Search Product and Services Lifecycle Information - Microsoft Lifecycle".
  16. ^"Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 Release".Forefront TMG (ISA Server) team blog.Microsoft corporation. 17 November 2009.Retrieved26 March2010.It is our pleasure to announce that Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) 2010 was released to manufacturing yesterday (Nov 16th, 2009) [~snip~]
  17. ^"Download details: Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) 2010 Service Pack 1".Microsoft Download Center.Microsoft corporation. 23 June 2010.Retrieved15 July2010.
  18. ^"What's new in Forefront TMG 2010 SP1".Microsoft TechNet.Microsoft Corporation. 15 June 2010.Retrieved15 July2010.
  19. ^"Important Changes to Forefront Product Roadmaps".Microsoft TechNet.Microsoft Corporation. 12 September 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 10 October 2012.Retrieved22 September2012.
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