Halon Protect 13: Strengthening email security and user access

Introducing Halon Protect 13, our latest release designed to fortify your email infrastructure with advanced security features and enhanced user controls. Halon Protect 13 focuses on improving the protection of sensitive data, providing more granular control over user access, and expanding integration with leading cloud services. Whether you're looking to enhance your email security or streamline your operational efficiency, Halon Protect 13 delivers the solutions you need to stay ahead of the curve.

Discover the key features and enhancements

TLS-RPT (RFC 8460) report generator: Generate detailed reports on TLS handshake issues, providing insights to identify and resolve potential encryption and delivery problems.
Sensitive data masking in web interface: Ensure compliance by masking personal information and ensuring safe access across the web interface.
Web interface admin permissions: Maintain data integrity with read-only admin permissions, allowing users to view data without the ability to modify it.
Support for Amazon AWS SIGv4: Enhance security in logging to OpenSearch with support for AWS SIGv4, ensuring secure and authenticated communication.
Support for PROXY TLV: Improve tracking and identification of cloud connections with support for AWS or Azure endpoint IDs, especially when using Private Link.

1. Gain critical insights with TLS-RPT (RFC 8460) report generator

Halon Protect 13 now includes a TLS Reporting (TLS-RPT, RFC 8460) generator. This feature enables domain owners to receive comprehensive reports on TLS connectivity issues during email delivery. By automatically generating these reports, Halon Protect 13 helps administrators swiftly identify and address TLS-related problems, ensuring the security and reliability of email communications.

2. Sensitive data masking in the web interface

Halon Protect 13 includes advanced masking features within the web interface to enhance security and compliance further. This ensures that sensitive personal information, such as email addresses, is securely hidden from view, providing better protection against unauthorized access.

3. Web interface admin permissions

Halon Protect 13 introduces read-only admin permissions within the web interface, allowing administrators to grant users access to view data without the ability to make changes. This feature helps maintain data integrity while enabling broader access for monitoring and reporting.

4. Support for Amazon AWS SIGv4

Halon Protect 13 now supports Amazon AWS SIGv4, a security feature that enhances logging to OpenSearch. With AWS SIGv4 support, Halon Protect ensures that all communications with OpenSearch are securely authenticated and authorized, reducing the risk of downtime or disruptions. This integration helps your organization meet industry standards, reinforcing your reputation as a reliable and secure service provider.

5. Support for PROXY TLV

We’ve added support for PROXY TLV in Halon Protect 13, enabling the use of AWS or Azure endpoint IDs, which is especially useful when utilizing Private Link. This feature allows you to parse a Type-Length-Value (TLV) vector into a readable format, providing essential data that helps service providers uniquely identify and manage their consumers.

Halon Protect 13 represents a significant leap forward in safeguarding your email infrastructure while providing greater flexibility and control. With these new features and enhancements, we’re confident that your organization will benefit from improved security, seamless integration with cloud services, and enhanced operational efficiency. As always, your feedback is essential to our ongoing commitment to excellence—please share your thoughts on these updates. Thank you for trusting Halon Protect to secure your critical communications.