Use ICAP Antivirus Scanning [Staging]

FileCloud provides maximum flexibility by using ICAP to integrate with any ICAP supporting antivirus product currently available in the market. Internet Content Adaption Protocol (ICAP) is a generic protocol that allows web servers to offload specialized tasks to custom-built servers. Examples of such specialized tasks include DLP (data loss prevention) based content scanning, URL filtering and antivirus scanning.

FileCloud's ICAP integration feature:

• Works on both Linux and Windows servers
  
• Triggers virus scanning only for uploaded files, that is - when files are uploaded to a FileCloud server instance
• Scanning is scheduled "inline" as soon as the file upload is completed
• Is part of FileCloud server itself
• Provides flexibility and scalability - the ICAP antivirus server does not have to be deployed on the same server as the one running the FileCloud server instance.
  

We also recommend that the ICAP Antivirus server administrator must consult the antivirus product documentation to understand the operational and configuration parameters, capabilities and limitations. As virus scanning is a critical feature for maintaining water-tight security and smooth functioning of any workplace, consulting the documentation is important before configuring FileCloud's ICAP integration settings, it would also help in troubleshooting and maintenance.

Similar to the case of ClamAV, if FileCloud's ICAP Client has been configured correctly with an properly deployed ICAP AV server, when a virus is detected in an uploaded file, the following actions occur:

1. The incoming file is deleted.
2. An alert will be displayed in the Admin Portal.
3. A toast will be displayed in the User Portal.
4. An entry will be added in the audit log about virus detection in the file and subsequent deletion of the file.

Integrating ICAP with FileCloud

Clearly, using ICAP to integrate Antivirus capabilities into FileCloud requires customers to firstly setup an ICAP Antivirus themselves, which can then be readily and easily configured in FileCloud's inbuilt ICAP client.

The following instructions to configure FileCloud's inbuilt ICAP Client in a series of simple steps, apply for both windows and linux servers on which FileCloud server may be deployed.

1. Open a browser and log on to the Admin Portal.
2. On the left navigation panel, click Settings.
3. Click on the Third Party Integrations tab on the right.
4. In the Anti-Virus tab, pick ICAP AV from the Anti-Virus type drop down.
5. Configure the various parameters for the ICAP Client as described in the table below
6. Click on the save button to save all the changes made
7. Click on the ICAP Test button to confirm if the configuration has been done correctly. A positive reply will confirm proper connectivity with the ICAP AV Server.