Azion Features
Content (3)
-
Static Content Caching
Caching of static content at distributed PoPs for faster load times.
-
Dynamic Content Routing
Routing of dynamic content for faster load time of dynamic pages.
-
Cache purging
The ability to purge the cache from different edge location PoPs.
Security (7)
-
SSL
Shared SSL certificate.
-
Custom SSL
SSL certificate that you provide to the CDN software, or is provided for you and is not shared.
-
Domain Validated SSL
Provides Domain Validated SSL certificates.
-
Issuance Speed
Issues SSL certificates in a timely manner.
-
Encryption Strength
Provides at least 128-bit encryption during SSL session.
-
Extended Validation SSL
Provides Extended Validation SSL certificates.
-
Organization Validated SSL
Provides Organization Validated SSL certificates.
Management (8)
-
Dashboard
An easy to read, often single page, real-time user interface, showing a graphical presentation of the current status and historical trends of an organization's Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to enable instantaneous and informed decisions to be made at a glance.
-
Reports
Access pre-built and custom reports.
-
Logs
Record of data changes taking place in the software.
-
IT Alerting
Send summary, update, or actionable alerts to administrators to detail activity.
-
Network Capacity
Provide control over traffic. Limits access to suspicious visitors and monitors for traffic spikes to prevent overloads like DDoS attacks.
-
Logging
Information on each incident is stored in databases for user reference and analytics.
-
API / Integrations
Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications.
Third-Party Integrations
Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes
Integration (2)
-
API
Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications.
-
CMS Integration
Standard integrations for common CMS tools.
Analysis (3)
-
Logging and Reporting
Provides required reports to manage business. Provides adequate logging to troubleshoot and support auditing.
-
Issue Tracking
Track issues and manage resolutions.
-
Security Monitoring
Detects anomalies in functionality, user accessibility, traffic flows, and tampering.
Controls (3)
-
Application-Layer Controls
Gives user configurable rules to control requests, protocols and policies.
-
Traffic Controls
Limits access to suspicious visitors and monitors for traffic spikes to prevent overloads like DDoS attacks.
-
Network Controls
Lets users provision networks, deliver content, balance loads, and manage traffic.
Functionality (7)
-
API / Integrations
API / Integrations
-
Extensibility
Provides the ability to extend the platform to include additional features and functionalities
-
Bot Traffic
Control and filter bot traffic.
-
Multi-Domain Support
Supports SSL encryption across multiple website domains
-
Browser Support
Supports SSL-secured access across required browser types.
-
Site Seal
Provides a visual indicator for online privacy status.
AI Features
Utilizes AI for certificate lifecycle management functions.
Protection (3)
-
DNS Protection
Detect and protect against attacks targeting domain name servers.
-
Website Protection
Detect and protect against attacks targeting websites.
-
Infrastructure Protection
Detect and protect against attacks targeting on-premise or locally controlled infrastructure.
Resolution (7)
-
Attack Mitigation
Monitors for and rids systems of bots, or other threats suspected of committing unauthorized actions.
-
Network Monitoring
Documents the actions from endpoints within a network. Alerts users of incidents and abnormal activities and documents the access point.
-
Security Monitoring
Detects anomalies in functionality, user accessibility, traffic flows, and tampering.
-
Anomoly Detection
Constantly monitors acivity related to user behavior and compares activity to benchmarked patterns.
-
Resolution Automation
Diagnoses and resolves incidents without the need for human interaction.
Web Traffic Monitoring
Monitor the IP addresses of the incoming traffic
Server Monitoring
Continuously scan servers on a designated network to monitor health and search for any irregularities or failures
Administration (4)
-
Notifications
Self-monitors important metrics and sends notifications to users in-app or through email, text message or otherwise.
-
Warranty
Ensures reimbursement in the case of money lost during payment on SSL-secured site.
-
Server License
Providers may limit the number of servers to which SSL certificates may be issued.
-
Free Reissues
Allows users to reissue SSL information in the case the private key or certificate is lost.
API Management (4)
API Discovery
Detects new and undocumented assets as they enter a network and add them to asset inventory.
API Monitoring
Detects anomalies in functionality, user accessibility, traffic flows, and tampering.
Reporting
Provides results of the simulation and reveals potential security gaps or vulnerabilitites.
Change Management
Tools to track and implement required security policy changes.
Security Testing (3)
Compliance Monitoring
Monitors data quality and send alerts based on violations or misuse.
API Verification
Allows users to set customizable API verification settings to improve security requirements.
API Testing
Runs pre-scripted security tests without requiring manual work.
Security Management (3)
Security and Policy Enforcement
Abilities to set standards for network, application, and API security risk management.
Anomoly Detection
Constantly monitors activity related to user behavior and compares activity to benchmarked patterns.
Bot Detection
Monitors for and rids systems of bots suspected of committing fraud or abusing applications.
Generative AI (1)
-
AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
Usability - Load Balancing (4)
User Interface Design
Provides an intuitive interface for managing configurations and monitoring activity.
Setup Simplicity
Simplifies the setup process with clear instructions and minimal technical effort.
Platform Integration
Integrates seamlessly with cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.
Container Support
Works effectively with containerized applications and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.
Performance Optimization - Load Balancing (8)
Global Load Balancing
Distributes traffic across multiple data centers or regions to optimize performance.
Dynamic Resource Allocation
Adjusts resources automatically to handle traffic spikes efficiently.
Server Health Monitoring
Continuously monitors server availability to prevent routing to unresponsive systems.
Disaster Recovery
Restores operations quickly and effectively after failures or disruptions.
Real-Time Monitoring
Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks
Health Monitoring
Gain insights into the health of employees, equipment, registered instances or any other organizational asset to check their status
Network Monitoring
Tracks and makes accessible data on the health of servers and other network components.
Web Traffic Monitoring
Monitor the IP addresses of the incoming traffic
Security & Compliance - Load Balancing (9)
SSL/TLS Termination
Efficiently manages encryption and decryption of traffic to secure data in transit.
Application Firewall Integration
Supports integration with web application firewalls (WAF) for additional protection against vulnerabilities.
DDoS Mitigation
Protects against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks to maintain service availability.
Access Control
Provides mechanisms to restrict unauthorized access and manage user or system permissions.
IP Whitelisting/Blacklisting
Controls traffic by allowing or blocking specific IP addresses to enhance security.
Access Controls/Permissions
Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems
Traffic Control
Distributing traffic by sending client requests across servers capable of completing the request
DDoS Protection
Protect networks against DDoS (Distributed denial-of-service) attacks
Third-Party Integrations
Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes
Agentic AI - Content Delivery Network (CDN) (1)
-
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Bot Detection & Classification - Bot Detection and Mitigation (3)
Bot Traffic Analytics
Provides visibility into bot activity, attack trends, and traffic composition through dashboards and reporting
Good Bot Identification
Distinguishes approved bots such as search engine crawlers and partner integrations from malicious automation
Malicious Bot Detection
Identifies and classifies malicious automated traffic across web applications, APIs, or digital services
AI-Powered Detection & Intelligence - Bot Detection and Mitigation (3)
AI-Powered Bot Detection
Uses machine learning or AI models to identify sophisticated or evolving bot behavior patterns
AI Agent & LLM Traffic Management
Identifies, classifies, and manages traffic generated by AI agents, autonomous agents, or LLM-based systems
Adaptive AI Threat Response
Dynamically adjusts detection and mitigation decisions based on AI-driven risk analysis
Protection & Mitigation - Bot Detection and Mitigation (3)
Automated Bot Mitigation
Automatically blocks, challenges, rate limits, or otherwise mitigates malicious bot traffic
API Abuse Protection
Protects APIs from automated attacks, scraping, excessive requests, and unauthorized access attempts
Account Takeover Protection
Detects and prevents credential stuffing, account takeover, and automated login abuse
Additional Functionality (74)
SSL Decryption
Decrypting traffic and routing it to different inspection tools to identify potential threats.
Real-Time Data
Receive data and information in real time
Event Logs
A chronological record of actions or occurrences within a network, software, or process
Alerts/Notifications
Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges
SSL Offload
Removing the SSL based encryption from incoming traffic
Content Routing
Determine the configuration of network traffic between clients and web applications based on the content being sent
Schedulers
Directing traffic in a circular pattern such as round robin pattern to each load balancer node in succession
Automatic Configuration
Automatic configuration of devices/instances without manual intervention
Secure Data Storage
Securely stores data to prevent data loss or breaches
Activity Dashboard
Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities
Content Caching
Temporarily stored data recently accessed in order to improve website performance and reduce load on bandwidth
Real-Time Analytics
Analyze and gain insights into data in real-time
Predefined Protocols
API
Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases
HTTP Caching
Process to improve load performance and handle unnecessary network requests.
Configuration Management
Identify component attributes like servers, hardware, software, and manage relationships across all services
Performance Metrics
A set of indicators that tracks the performance of networks, applications, systems, teams, etc.
AI Copilot
A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users
Multi-Cloud Management
Allows businesses to monitor and secure applications and workloads across multiple public clouds
Reporting/Analytics
View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data
Data Loss Prevention
Safeguard confidential data and meet compliance regulations
Reverse Proxy
Accepting a request from client, forwarding it to a server that can fulfil it, and returning the server's response back to the client
Compression
Reduction in the number of bits needed to represent data
Status Tracking
Track the status over time for a request, process, asset, or transaction
Authentication
Verify the identity of users/devices to enable secure access
Redundancy Checking
Checking for another server when one is down and all the traffic needs to be routed to another one.
Visual Analytics
Interact with data visualization elements, such as charts and graphs, to drill down into data
Generative AI
Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.
Network Provisioning
Set up and configure network resources to make them accessible for authorized users, devices and servers
Remote Monitoring & Management
Remotely monitor and manage client networks, endpoints, systems, and devices via locally installed applications
Load Distribution
Distribute client requests or network load across multiple servers
User Management
Manage user accounts, profiles, roles, permissions, and other details across applications, devices or networks
SSL Security
Security protocol that ensures secure, encrypted communication over the internet, safeguarding sensitive data from unauthorized access
Policy Management
Create, manage, and track policies and procedures within an organization
IT Incident Management
Manage incidents related to outages or breaches in functionality of IT systems
Generative AI
Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.
AI Copilot
A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users
Alerts/Notifications
Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges
Dashboard
Assembly of graphs and charts for visualizing and tracking statistics/metrics
Reporting/Analytics
View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data
Threat Intelligence
Information to prevent, understand and identify cyber threats
Web Traffic Monitoring
Monitor the IP addresses of the incoming traffic
Anomaly/Malware Detection
Automatically identify and flag unusual behaviors and malicious software
Fraud Detection
Identify and prevent suspicious activity
Event Logs
A chronological record of actions or occurrences within a network, software, or process
Bot Mitigation
Reduce or block bot traffic
Vulnerability Scanning
Discover patch statuses and vulnerabilities
Real-time Alerts
Receive notification of issues as soon as they occur
Threat Intelligence
Information to prevent, understand and identify cyber threats
Bot Detection
Identify bot traffic
Dashboard
Assembly of graphs and charts for visualizing and tracking statistics/metrics
AI/Machine Learning
Software program that continuously adjusts its behavior based on observed data
Generative AI
Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.
AI Copilot
A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users
Behavioral Analytics
Track and analyse user behavior within a system or network
Peer-to-Peer
In a peer-to-peer (P2P) network, each computer acts as both a server and a client
Configuration Management
Identify component attributes like servers, hardware, software, and manage relationships across all services
Large File Delivery
Optimizes large files delivered over the network.
Asset Optimization
Optimizes assets across a distributed network.
Generative AI
Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.
Data Management
Ability to handle large datasets
Website Delivery
Optimizes the delivery of assets from the network to websites.
Load Balancing
Process of distributing a set of tasks over a set of resources, with the aim of making their overall processing more efficient
Digital Watermarking
Video Encoding
Encode videos for faster distribution over networks.
Content Compression
Compress assets and content to be delivered more easily over a network to optimize site speed & response time
Video Delivery
Optimizes the delivery of videos over the network.
Software Distribution
Allows the distribution of software over the network.
Performance Metrics
A set of indicators that tracks the performance of networks, applications, systems, teams, etc.
Encryption
Convert data into a code for security
Global Network
Allows for content delivery to be optimized globally.
Content Personalization
Personalize delivered content based on characteristics, preferences, behavior or other data across the network
DDoS Protection
Protect networks against DDoS (Distributed denial-of-service) attacks
AI Copilot
A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users
