5.2 Scope Specifications including, but not limited to: • High Availability configuration – ensuring continuous operation in case of a device failure • Application Control – must provide granular application control, enabling the District to restrict or block specific applications or application categories • Intrusion Prevention – must support custom intrusion prevention signatures, allowing the District to customize protection against specific threats. • Device Detection – must be capable of identifying and classifying devices connected to the network • DNS Filtering – must provide DNS filtering to block access to malicious or inappropriate domains supplied by the domain via threat feeds • Web Filtering – must provide category-based and support static web filtering to block access to inappropriate or malicious websites • Automation Framework – must include a built-in automation framework for streamlining management tasks and incident reporting • SD-WAN – must support SD-WAN capabilities to optimize connectivity and improve application performance and multiple WAN connections. • Real time SSL inspection (including TLS 1.3) providing full visibility of user traffic, device traffic, and application traffic. • Data Loss Prevention (DLP) • Zero Day Threat Protection • Redundant Power Supplies – must have redundant AC power supplies to ensure continuous operations in case of a power supply failure.
