inCompass is a web intelligence and content categorization solution designed to classify URLs, domains, and IP addresses for use in security, networking, and analytics applications. It is typically embedded into OEM products such as secure web gateways, firewalls, DNS filtering platforms, and endpoint security solutions.
The platform evaluates web traffic and returns structured metadata, including primary and secondary content categories, security classifications (such as malware or phishing), reputation scores, and age-based content ratings. These outputs can be used to support policy enforcement, threat detection, compliance controls, and reporting.
inCompass can be deployed in multiple architectures depending on performance and infrastructure requirements. A local deployment embeds the full categorization database within the application for low-latency lookups. A cloud deployment performs lookups via a remote service. A hybrid model combines a local database of high-frequency destinations with cloud lookups for broader coverage.
The solution includes software development kits (SDKs) and APIs that allow applications to submit URLs or IP addresses and receive categorization results in real time. It supports different matching methods, including domain-level and full-path URL analysis, and can return multiple classification attributes for a single request.
The underlying datasets are updated on a continuous basis, with full database updates and incremental changes delivered regularly to ensure current coverage of web content and threat indicators.
inCompass also supports optional features such as custom category definitions, user-managed allow/block lists, and alternative taxonomies (for example, IAB categories for advertising use cases), enabling integration into a variety of application environments.
