nFilter

Spec sheet

Purpose

nFilter filters web content to protect users from harmful content and cyber threats and help organizations meet regulatory requirements.Read 11 Oct 2026 · netsweeper.com

Product

nFilter is AI-driven web filtering software that categorizes content in real time and helps organizations protect users and meet regulatory requirements.Read 11 Oct 2026 · netsweeper.com

Intended users

Netsweeper describes nFilter as serving school districts, public agencies, telecom providers, and governments.Read 11 Oct 2026 · netsweeper.com

Deployment

Listed deployment options include in-line appliance, cloud agents, hybrid cloud, Layer 7, VM infrastructure, DNS, GRE tunneling, and IPSec.Read 11 Oct 2026 · netsweeper.com

Support

The vendor says trained experts assist with installation and deployment, and technical support is available online or by phone.Read 11 Oct 2026 · netsweeper.com

Headquarters

The Hague, NetherlandsRead 28 Sep 2026 · netsweeper.com

Founded

1999Read 28 Sep 2026 · netsweeper.com

AI categorization

Its AI-driven technology scans content from billions of websites and allows or denies URLs in real time.Read 11 Oct 2026 · netsweeper.com

Deployment options

Deployment options include in-line appliance, cloud agents, hybrid cloud, Layer 7, VM infrastructure, DNS, GRE tunneling, and IPSec.Read 11 Oct 2026 · netsweeper.com

Integration

The vendor documentation says Netsweeper can integrate with Microsoft AD, Novell LDAP, Apple LDAP, OpenLDAP, or RADIUS Accounting to assign users to filtering policies.Read 11 Oct 2026 · helpdesk.netsweeper.com

Intended customers

The vendor describes nFilter for school districts, public agencies, telecoms, and governments.Read 11 Oct 2026 · netsweeper.com

Multi-tenancy

One deployed solution can manage multiple schools, divisions, subscribers, and other user groups.Read 11 Oct 2026 · netsweeper.com

Performance

The vendor says nFilter supports filtering on multiple 100G links without impeding network performance.Read 11 Oct 2026 · netsweeper.com

Policy management

Administrators can centrally manage policies across networks and delegate policy management to people or groups.Read 11 Oct 2026 · netsweeper.com

Remote-device companion

Netsweeper says its separate nClient product extends nFilter policies to remote devices, including when they are offline, without requiring a VPN.Read 11 Oct 2026 · netsweeper.com

Reporting

The product offers standard or customizable logging, reporting, and analytics tools for policy and monitoring.Read 11 Oct 2026 · netsweeper.com

SafeSearch

For education, it blocks inappropriate or explicit content across Google, Bing, and YouTube search.Read 11 Oct 2026 · netsweeper.com

Scale

Netsweeper says nFilter can support filtering on multiple 100G links and is designed for high-throughput networks.Read 11 Oct 2026 · netsweeper.com

Search integration

Its education SafeSearch feature blocks explicit content across Google, Bing, and YouTube.Read 11 Oct 2026 · netsweeper.com

Security certifications

A Netsweeper announcement says its UK public cloud data centre was certified to ISO 27001, ISO 9001, and PCI-DSS; the announcement is dated December 16, 2022.Read 11 Oct 2026 · netsweeper.com

Security operations

Netsweeper recommends security sign-off before production, ongoing reviews and audits, and says package updates must be scheduled and tested rather than being automatic.Read 11 Oct 2026 · helpdesk.netsweeper.com

Social media controls

Administrators can apply granular access policies to social media apps based on criteria such as age, grade, job title, group, and time of day.Read 11 Oct 2026 · netsweeper.com

Threat filtering

It scans content from billions of websites and can block threats including CSAM, cyberbullying, malware, ransomware, phishing, and online radicalization.Read 11 Oct 2026 · netsweeper.com

Where Specifiction places it

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