Content Vectoring Protocol
Encyclopedia
Content Vectoring Protocol (CVP) is a protocol for filtering data
that is crossing a firewall
into an external scanning device. An example of this is where all HTTP traffic is virus
-scanned before being sent out to the user.
This protocol is identified as part of the Checkpoint training as being one of the benefits of their products. It is not known whether this is just a re-working of another protocol that has been re-branded by Checkpoint or if this is a generic Internet
protocol.
Its default is to use TCP port 18181.
It is used separately by few servers implemeting Firewall to inspect the http content.
It may or may not inspect the whole of the content which is entirely based on the administrator managing the firewall.
The administrator can direct the whole of the internet traffic to the CVP or specific content coming from specific source
to be inspected by CVP.
Data
The term data refers to qualitative or quantitative attributes of a variable or set of variables. Data are typically the results of measurements and can be the basis of graphs, images, or observations of a set of variables. Data are often viewed as the lowest level of abstraction from which...
that is crossing a firewall
Firewall (computing)
A firewall is a device or set of devices designed to permit or deny network transmissions based upon a set of rules and is frequently used to protect networks from unauthorized access while permitting legitimate communications to pass....
into an external scanning device. An example of this is where all HTTP traffic is virus
Virus
A virus is a small infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of organisms. Viruses infect all types of organisms, from animals and plants to bacteria and archaea...
-scanned before being sent out to the user.
This protocol is identified as part of the Checkpoint training as being one of the benefits of their products. It is not known whether this is just a re-working of another protocol that has been re-branded by Checkpoint or if this is a generic Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
protocol.
Its default is to use TCP port 18181.
It is used separately by few servers implemeting Firewall to inspect the http content.
It may or may not inspect the whole of the content which is entirely based on the administrator managing the firewall.
The administrator can direct the whole of the internet traffic to the CVP or specific content coming from specific source
to be inspected by CVP.