To communicate with the DTI network, the Intelligent Virtual Execution - Server 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. 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 IVX 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 IVX 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. |