In a nutshell, a CyberGatekeeper policy comprises a When section and a Requirements section, both of which contain test conditions that are established by the administrator.
A When condition might be defined as “when a Windows operating system is present,” and the accompanying Requirements might be that “the user is running a current version of a specified anti-virus application, a personal firewall, and a Web-based browser that supports SSL.”
Test conditions, which define the When and Requirements conditions of any policy, can be set up as either basic or compound. Basic might mean a general rule such as a single application or configuration — a network IP address, specific operating system, or registry value. Compound could mean one or more previously defined simple test conditions. Test conditions verify critical data on the incoming system, such as OS installation and version as well as installed applications and their configurations.
CyberGatekeeper gives administrators a reasonable range of options that are fairly granular for setting up policies. For example, policies can be narrowed down to application specification, file size, version, or date. Administrators can choose from numerous preconfigured lists in drop-down menus and can customize policies along the way. Settings for one server can be exported to other servers via FTP, which simplifies configuration for a multi-server deployment.
CGAgents come in Windows, Linux, and Web flavors and are installed on the remote user’s system. An administrator can build a custom installer for any of them. The Web agent communicates from the remote device via a browser and sends that device’s system back to the server. The Linux Agent has to be launched manually in its own window from the command line.
Agents can be configured to audit various conditions such as the establishment of a VPN tunnel or matching dial-up name, window name, and local IP address. I was happy to see that they can be configured for three different levels of transparency to the user.
CyberGatekeeper Remote Policy Enforcer adds a layer of security to the network and simplifies user authentication without making deployment unduly complex. This product combo is well worth considering.
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