Deploy SafeSquid Into Production
SafeSquid only enforces policy on traffic that reaches it. This section takes a deployment from sizing and network placement, through installation and client routing, to a verified control with evidence an auditor can read — and then to the scaling, resilience, and upgrade decisions that keep it running.Quickstart path
- Licensing Requirements and Hardware Sizing - confirm the licence tier and size the node before anything is installed. Planning gaps surface later as dropped sessions and missing audit trails.
- Choose an Architecture - decide where SafeSquid intercepts traffic before installing.
- Install SafeSquid - choose appliance, cloud, or managed Linux, then install against verified prerequisites. The install method determines who owns patching and rebuild.
- Register and Activate - obtain and apply the activation key so subscription, category, and signature updates flow.
- Connect Your Client - route a pilot client first, then roll out by PAC, GPO, or MDM with a rollback owner named.
- Production-Readiness Checklist - prove traffic is inspected, logged, and attributable before widening the rollout.
- Scaling and High Availability - add clustering, failover, and disaster recovery once the single node is proven.
Next steps
- Licensing Requirements - start here for a new deployment.
- Choose an Architecture - choose forward, transparent, TCP, or reverse proxy placement.
- Upgrade SafeSquid - plan version and OS lifecycle.