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Chapter 1: cOS Core Overview
This chapter outlines the key features of cOS Core.
• Features, page 17
• cOS Core Architecture, page 22
• cOS Core State Engine Packet Flow, page 26
1.1. Features
Clavister cOS Core is the base software engine that drives and controls the range of Clavister
Security Gateway hardware products. cOS Core can also be deployed on the administrator's
preferred choice of server hardware as a software only product.
cOS Core as a Network Security Operating System
Designed as a network security operating system, cOS Core features high throughput performance
with high reliability plus super-granular control. In contrast to products built on top of standard
operating systems such as Unix or Microsoft Windows, cOS Core offers seamless integration of all
its subsystems, in-depth administrative control of all functionality, as well as a minimal attack
surface which helps to negate the risk from security attacks.
cOS Core Objects
From the administrator's perspective the conceptual approach of cOS Core is to visualize
operations through a set of logical building blocks or objects. These objects allow the
configuration of cOS Core in an almost limitless number of different ways. This granular control
allows the administrator to meet the requirements of the most demanding network security
scenarios.
Key Features
cOS Core has an extensive feature set. The list below presents the key features of the product:
IP Routing cOS Core provides a variety of options for IP routing
including static routing, dynamic routing (with OSPF) ,
virtual routing as well as multicast routing capabilities. In
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