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Requirements

ControlGuard vX runs on any x86-64 platform, and require no proprietary hardware.

The vX edition of ControlGuard is designed to be deployed and operated as a virtual machine or as containers on commodity hardware. However for optimal performance, systems equipped with Intel® Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE) are recommended.

ControlGuard vX can scale up to 10 Gbps of concurrent HTTP traffic and beyond. Actual performance will vary depending on the underlying hardware resources, particularly the host CPU processing power and available memory. 1

Hardware

ControlGuard vX can be deployed on any x86-64 host that meets the following minimum requirements:

  • 64-bit x86 processor 2
  • At least 2 CPU cores
  • 4 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)
  • 12 GB of available disk space
  • One or more network interfaces

Software

The software requirements and prerequisites vary depending on the chosen installation method or distribution. Please refer to the Prerequisites section on the respective installation method page for detailed information.

License

Our licensing model is highly flexible and designed to support a wide range of deployment scenarios and use cases. When selecting a license tier, please ensure it aligns with both your current requirements and anticipated future growth. As a best practice, estimate the maximum number of concurrent connector sessions expected within your network over a one-year period and account for an additional minimum of 20%.

Unlike many industry solutions that base pricing on bandwidth consumption, ControlGuard adopts a licensing approach tied to the scale of your ecosystem - specifically, the number of active connector sessions. This model delivers greater cost predictability and fairness, independent of actual traffic volume.

  1. ControlGuard performance may be subject to significant variation and is affected by a wide range of factors. These factors include the quantity and distribution of active connectors, allocated computational resources on the host or virtual machine, available CPU cores, memory latency, and specific operational configurations, such as the enabled features. ↩

  2. While the Intel® Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE) is not mandatory, its support is highly recommended for optimal performance. ↩