The Authentium Personal Firewall SDKs is application-intelligent, and optimized for both Windows 9x and Windows 2k/XP end point environments. The Firewall SDK enables easy, low-level interception of web page requests and serves at the heart of several parental control and end point access control modules currently in deployment through leading application developer channels.

The content filtering feature is implemented in a network driver that is inherently more secure and resistant to tampering than conventional approaches using Layered Service Providers (LSP). LSP-based content filtering and parental controls products are extremely easy to circumvent using free tools available on the Internet. Spyware makers often use the LSP approach to create spyware that monitors network traffic; this creates the possibility that legitimate software using an LSP may be mistaken for spyware. Authentium's Firewall SDK employs NDIS and TDI drivers that provide packet filtering, application control and network interception capabilities in an easy-to-use API for application developers.

COM-BASED FIREWALL SDK

Unlike many competing SDKs, Authentium's COM-based Firewall SDK is designed to expose a maximum level of functionality to Windows end point security developers.