Product Overview
OPSWAT MetaDefender ICAP Server provides advanced threat protection for network traffic. Through seamless integration with any ICAP-enabled network security appliance, MetaDefender ICAP Server scans and inspects all incoming file content before it reaches your organization’s network. By leveraging OPSWAT’s industry-leading technologies: Deep CDR (Content Disarm and Reconstruction), Multiscanning, and Proactive DLP (Data Loss Prevention), MetaDefender ICAP Server protects enterprise networks from malicious file uploads, zero-day attacks, and sensitive data exposure.
Release Highlights
This is a maintenance release with a new Health Check API feature, Session Policy updates, and minor enhancements.
Health Check API

The Health Check tab under Settings determines MetaDefender ICAP Server’s readiness to process upcoming requests according to the pre-configured policy set by the administrator. Health Check API helps administrators ensure their service is up and running, especially when managing a large pool of MetaDefender instances – such as load balancer in autoscaling groups or liveness probe in Kubernetes, etc.
Learn more about Health Check API configurations.
Session Policies

To provide more flexibility in diverse environments, version 5.1.1 adds two more options Under Settings > Security > Session Policies: Allow duplicate sessions and Allow cross IP sessions.
Other Updates
- New search bar by users under User Management
- Upgraded third-party libraries
- Minor bug fixes
Release Details
- Product: MetaDefender ICAP Server
- Release Date: 28 February 2023
- Release Notes: 5.1.1
- Download from OPSWAT Portal
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