Thunder ADC

Thunder ADC delivers L4-7 load balancing and multiple layers of security via web and DNS app firewalls, single sign-on (SSO) authentication and in-depth support for advanced encryption, including high-performance PFS/ECC. Built upon A10’s Advanced Core Operating System (ACOS®) platform, Thunder ADC delivers application performance and security for any environment. 

Enterprise Deployment

Offering industry-leading performance - up to 370 Gbps in a single hardware and 100 Gbps in a virtual appliance, Thunder ADC may be deployed at the core of an environment to deliver highperformance application delivery, load balancing and security.  In multi-cloud environments, Thunder ADC can be deployed in any private or public cloud in a virtual or container form factor, with consistent features across clouds. 

Features

Advanced Server Load Balancing

Thunder ADC is a full-proxy, load balancing and content-switching solution. With aFleX® scripting, deep packet inspection, comprehensive load balancing algorithms and persistence support, Thunder ADC enables application layer visibility to optimally route inbound requests. Customizable server health checks ensure only fully functional servers are used to service client needs. The server best able to respond is selected and the total servers required can be substantially reduced for lower TCO. 

Broad Acceleration Methodologies

Leverage numerous techniques to overcome inherent distance-related latency, inefficient internet protocols and application design limitations. Acceleration methods, including TCP connection multiplexing, RAM caching, GZIP compression and SSL-offload, expedite the content transfer. The solution supports TCP optimization standards such as selective acknowledgment, client keep-alive and window scaling, to further speed delivery.

Application Authentication & SSO

The integrated application access management (AAM) module optimizes and enforces authentication and authorization to applications. The module integrates with authentication servers, identity data stores, identity providers (IdPs) and applications to authenticate users and enforce access privileges. Common AAA and single sign-on (SSO) methods include LDAP, RADIUS, RSA SecurID, TDS SQL, SAML and Kerberos. AAM interfaces to OCSP responders to validate client certificate status, as well as to Microsoft Active Directory for SharePoint and Outlook Web  Access users.

Zero-day Application Protection

An ICSA-certified web application firewall (WAF) guards vulnerable software against dozens of application-layer attacks, including the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Top 10 threats. These attacks include cross-site request forgery, SQL injection and buffer overflows that target coding flaws. Integrated into Thunder ADC, the WAF blocks these and other application behavior anomaly attacks, as well as prevents unauthorized data leakage

Benefits

• Enhance Application Availability
• Secure Communications
• Ensure Business Continuity 
• Protect Vulnerable Applications
• Accelerate Content Delivery 
• Optimize Thunder Applications Via Multi-Tenancy
• Consolidate Access Control