commtouch_ctasd – Commtouch Spam Protection
The commtouch_ctasd module provides message diagnosis via the CYREN (formerly known as Commtouch) spam and phishing protection technology. If you intend to use this module be sure to choose it during installation. For more information, see “Installing Partner Modules”.
As with other Validation modules, the commtouch_ctasd module may be loaded in passive mode, which means that inbound messages will not be virus scanned unless you invoke a policy script. Modules are loaded passively by setting the enabled option to false.
The following is an example configuration:
commtouch_ctasd "commtouch_ctasd1" {
concurrency = 10
host = "127.0.0.1"
port = 8088
}
The following configuration options are available:
- concurrency
-
Default value is
10, meaning that a maximum of 10 threads will be used. Assigning a value of0to this option means that no concurrent sessions will be used and no messages will be scanned. - host
-
Domain name or IP address of the host. Default value is
127.0.0.1. - port
-
Port that the commtouch_ctasd module listens on. Default value is
8088. This port is used internally by Momentum.
For the commtouch_ctasd module to work with Momentum, you must also edit the ctasd.conf file. This file is found in the /opt/msys/3rdParty/commtouch/etc/ directory.
In the connectivity section of the file, replace xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (a combination of the license key and the resolver domain) with the values provided by Commtouch:
[Connectivity]
License_key_code = xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Server_address = xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Momentum communicates with Commtouch over the Internet using port 80.
The commtouch_ctasd module sets the following message context variables:
- commtouch-class
-
Settings for this parameter are
unknown,suspect,bulk,confirmed, andnone. If this variable is set, a policy script should take appropriate action. - commtouch-virus-threat
-
Settings for this parameter are
nonvirus,medium,high, andunknown. - commtouch-ref-id
-
Fingerprint for the message that is useful when communicating with Commtouch
This module makes the Lua function msys.commtouch.diagnose available. For a description of how this function is used, see msys.commtouch.diagnose.
The commtouch_ctasd module can be controlled through the ec_console. The following command is available:
- commtouch_ctasd:*`commtouch_ctasd1`* pending
-
This command outputs the number of pending jobs.