Updating SonicWall GAV Signatures

By default, the SonicWall security appliance running SonicWall GAV automatically checks theSonicWall signature servers once an hour. There is no need for an administrator to constantly check for new signature updates. You can also manually update your SonicWall GAV database at any time by clicking the Update button located in the Gateway Anti-Virus Status section.

SonicWall GAV signature updates are secured. The SonicWall security appliance must first authenticate itself with a pre-shared secret, created during the SonicWall Distributed Enforcement Architecture licensing registration. The signature request is transported through HTTPS, along with full server certificate verification.