BlueCat Edge components - Installation Guide - BlueCat Edge

BlueCat Edge Deployment Guide
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Product name
BlueCat Edge

BlueCat Edge is a combination of components that interact with each other to form the Edge solution. The following image illustrates the interaction of these components:

BlueCat Edge includes the following components:

Component Information
BlueCat Edge Customer Instance (CI)
  • Web-based interface for BlueCat Edge
  • Access point for BlueCat Edge data
  • Perform service and configuration management
  • Configure SSO integration
  • Configure Active Directory integration
Service Point (SP)
  • Platform where Edge services are deployed
  • Deployed into your network based on your architecture
  • Handles all DNS client queries
DNS resolver service (DRS)
  • Specialized DNS resolver and caching service
  • Applies DNS routing, security, discovery, and other policies on DNS query traffic
  • Logs all DNS query, action, and response information
    Note: The service point doesn't validate DNSSEC but will pass queries through to a DNS server.
Advanced Threat Service (ATS)
  • Optional service for detecting traffic using domains generated by Domain Generation Algorithm (DGA) technologies
Discovery Service Instance (DI)
  • Performs discovery of DNS configuration and data to automatically configure optimal resolution paths for all clients
  • Ensures Edge configuration is always up to date with infrastructure changes
Identity Service Instance (IS)
  • Uses Active Directory integration to match query/response logs with end-user identity