Latest Astaro Security provides 'enhanced integration' with eDirectory

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07/07/05
Today's focus: Latest Astaro Security provides 'enhanced
integration' with eDirectory

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* Astaro better integrates with eDirectory - finally
* Links related to Novell NetWare Tips
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Today's focus: Latest Astaro Security provides 'enhanced
integration' with eDirectory

By Dave Kearns

Last spring when Novell rolled out "Novell Security Manager
powered by Astaro (NSM)," I took the company to task because it
appeared that the security appliance was more comfortable with
Microsoft's Active Directory than with Novell's own eDirectory
(see link below).

After writing that newsletter I spoke to officials at Novell who
assured me that better integration with eDirectory would be
coming in the next release.

Astaro has now released the latest version of its Astaro
Security Linux Unified Threat Management software (the basis for
the Novell product), and - guess what - according to the press
release, it "provides enhanced integration with Novell
eDirectory for highly configurable and customizable identity
management and remote access security."

Yeah!

Now it's not going to be as easy as simply doing an upgrade to
your NSM with the Astaro software. Well, nothing is ever THAT
simple. But there will be an upgrade for NSM later this year
that will incorporate much of the new features in the Astaro
product.

<aside> Unfortunately, whenever a vendor bundles in products
from a partner, the vendor always seem to be one version behind
the partner's own releases. Generally, this "bundling in" should
only be a short-term solution while the vendor either works on
its own product or simply acquires the partner and its
technology.</aside>

For those of you using Astaro's Unified Threat Management
product, this upgrade should be already in your testbed with a
view to rolling it out real soon. In addition to the tighter
integration with eDirectory, the new release features:

* Linux Kernel 2.6 - Astaro Security Linux 6.0 utilizes the new
  Linux Kernel 2.6, which also supports new hardware and devices,
  giving you a wider choice of platforms.
* Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Proxy - This increases
  flexibility, security and performance when supporting VoIP
  communications.
* Anomaly-Based Intrusion Protection - Astaro's Intrusion
  Protection application now includes a stronger barrier against
  "zero-day-attacks" - the malicious threats that attack
  enterprise networks before signatures have been developed. To
  guard against these attacks, the product monitors the behavior
  of "normal" traffic via statistical and heuristic analysis and
  identifies anomalies that indicate a possible new attack.
* Transparent Firewall Mode - To allow seamless integration into
  existing networks, Astaro Security Linux can now be installed in
  transparent (bridge) mode, eliminating the need to reconfigure
  IP space from currently assigned addresses.
* Time-Based Packet Filter and Surf Protection - Packet and URL
  filters can now be configured for specified time periods, for
  example to allow a specific group access to specific servers
  only from Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
* Policy-Based Routing - In addition to normal routing, which is
  based on the destination IP address, traffic can now be
  forwarded based on source IP address, source and destination
  port. With this feature, traffic can be spread over multiple
  Internet uplinks to improve application performance and use of
  bandwidth and to control costs.

For those of you without some form of perimeter security this
could be just the right tool for you. And it should run on top
of the SuSE kernel in Open Enterprise Server. This is a free
upgrade for those with Version 5 of the product (and a valid
maintenance agreement) and starts at approx. $300 (for 10 users)
if purchased new. Browse to
<http://www.astaro.com/firewall_network_security/security_facts>
to get all of the details.

RELATED EDITORIAL LINKS

Why Novell's latest security appliance is sending the wrong messages
Network World, 03/15/05
http://www.networkworld.com/nlnovell3053
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To contact: Dave Kearns

Dave Kearns is a writer and consultant in Silicon Valley. He's
written a number of books including the (sadly) now out of print
"Peter Norton's Complete Guide to Networks." His musings can be
found at Virtual Quill <http://www.vquill.com/>.

Kearns is the author of three Network World Newsletters: Windows
Networking Tips, Novell NetWare Tips, and Identity Management.
Comments about these newsletters should be sent to him at these

respective addresses: <mailto:windows@vquill.com>,
<mailto:netware@vquill.com>, <mailto:identity@vquill.com>.

Kearns provides content services to network vendors: books,
manuals, white papers, lectures and seminars, marketing,
technical marketing and support documents. Virtual Quill
provides "words to sell by..." Find out more by e-mail at
<mailto:info@vquill.com>
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