P E A R L   E C H 0   U S E R   G U I D E  

to protect against the dissemination of private information. This feature can 

also be used to block content that contains offensive material. 

In addition to the above modes of control, Pearl Echo includes a set of 

categorized Echo Filters  based on an automatically updating database of 

World Wide Web domains.  Using Echo Filters you can provide access to Web 

content based on content type.  There are over 40 Echo Filter categories from 

which to choose include shopping, job search, adult, and web mail portals to 

name a few.   

Pearl Echo also supports the PICs rating standard. There are various rating 

systems that have been developed and are currently being used on the 

Internet. PICs rating systems attempt to characterize the nature of Web 

pages and other Internet content. Pearl Echo's PICs rating support allows you 

to control access to Internet content that has been rated by the content 

provider. While this content is self rated, there are various third party 

organizations that strive to audit the validity of the content's rating. 

Pearl Echo's comprehensive approach to managing employee Internet access 

provides you with the ability to customize access modes and immediately 

override and update blocked material. 

Pearl Echo Security 

Pearl Echo Server 

Pearl Echo logs Internet activity to files on your Pearl Echo server. Since Pearl 

Echo runs as a network service, all Pearl Echo server files and configuration 

settings are well protected by your server s built in security. The Pearl Echo 

server installation directory need not be accessible by users on your network.  

Pearl Echo Workstation 

Pearl Echo workstation files are protected by Pearl Echo's built in security.  

The workstation uninstall is password protected and file tampering will cause 

Internet access to be terminated.  Additional security is provided via Windows 

ACL permissions on applicable Windows platforms. 

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