About DTI network communication

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To communicate with the DTI network, the File Protect appliance needs the following information:

  • DTI server address

  • DTI network username

  • DTI network user password

This information is pre-configured on new physical appliances and on virtual appliances. For older appliances, the information was supplied in the box containing your appliance or otherwise provided by Trellix. Communication with the DTI network is enabled during the initial appliance configuration if default values are accepted, as described in Initial configuration overview .

The appliance sends requests to the DTI network for the services shown in the following table.

DTI service

Description

Download source

The source for software updates (system images, guest images, and security content).

Upload destination

The destination for appliance telemetry and statistics (anonymized data).

MIL

The destination for Malware Intelligence Lab (MIL) malware detection and callback intelligence.

FAUDE

The destination for Advanced URL Detection Engine (FAUDE) malware detection and callback intelligence.

AV-Suite

The destination to store verdicts for both malicious (blacklist) and nonmalicious (whitelist) objects in the AV-Suite cloud-based detection service.

Enrollment

The Central Management System appliance that manages the MVX cluster to which sensors and hybrid appliances send submissions for inspection and analysis. This service is used by appliances that submit to or are part of an MVX cluster.

Helix

The destination for health statistics from Helix-enabled appliances.

Virtual

The destination for virtual appliance services, such as license token renewals and system entropy information. This service is used by virtual appliances.