"We're very happy with the performance of the CACHEBOXes"
Graeme Kendall, Inconf Ltd, UK "I am very happy with the CACHEBOX, it gives me peace of mind"
Jeremy Roberts, IT section manager, Saint Helena Government, Saint Helena "CACHEBOX has been saving us money since day one!"
Nick Ventrillo, AEBEA (US Embassy Baghdad, Iraq), Iraq "We are very pleased with our CACHEBOX, that's why we have so many!"
Jeremy Roberts, IT section manager, Saint Helena Government, Saint Helena "We were impressed with ApplianSys’ dedicated support team. They are very professional and have helped us get the most out of CACHEBOX deployments for our clients."
Leerish Ramsurn, BBCWYSE Technology, Mauritius

Hardened Operating System for Security and Reliability

CACHEBOX’s security hardened Linux based operating system (OS) is a custom-built appliance ‘distribution’, developed by ApplianSys to maximise security and reliability. The OS has been stripped clean and locked down:

  • Programs, services and files found on a standard Linux distribution that are not required for a cache appliance are removed. This makes CACHEBOX more secure and boot faster than a standard Linux server.
  • A fully configurable firewall allows access to the appliance to be restricted, with tight control of which ports are open, blocking different applications
    • It also allows CACHEBOX to be deployed as a network gateway, automatically directing web traffic to Squid
    • It can act as a NAT (Network Address Translation) server if required
  • CACHEBOX uses solid state CFast cards. The “Program Card” holds just the operating system and application software. The card itself is set as read-only, which makes it more secure in the event of unauthorised network access and avoids accidental damage from user errors.

The OS has a small footprint: once booted, it is retained in RAM, making it very fast.

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Because CACHEBOX is versatile and scalable, our customers around the world come in all shapes and sizes. ISPs, education authorities, blue-chip multi-nationals, public sector bodies, small businesses, shipping fleets and hotels get more out of their bandwidth with CACHEBOX.

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