Cyclades AlterPath BladeManager Single Point Security Gateway, Centralized Authentication

Key Features

Single Point Security Gateway

The BladeManager has been designed such that communication between users and the management network must pass through a single point of access (the BladeManager) to optimize security and enforce adherence to your corporate security policy.

A single, secure access point reduces management overhead for managing blade servers. Moreover, the multiple authentication options available ensures compatibility with existing infrastructure.

Centralized Authentication

Centralized authentication saves the user or administrator from using a password for each blade server, and thereby maintain a secure password. You need only use your password once upon logging onto the BladeManager. To access the blade servers and switch modules, the BladeManager provides the following authentication methods: local database, RADIUS, LDAP, Kerberos, Tacacs+, NIS and active_directory.

Consolidated Views and Blade Access

The BladeManager provides secure OS, POST and BIOS access to individual blades and switch modules.

From the BladeManager web interface, you can view a list of all blades to which you have authorized access. Information about each blade includes blade name, port, location, description, and status. For added security, users cannot view blades which they are not authorized to use.

Simple and Easy Web User Interface

The BladeManager provides a convenient and user-friendly web user interface for the regular user and the administrator. Hyperlinks enable you to access consoles, view data logs, and other information even faster. From one single interface, you can achieve just about everything you need to manage your network’s consoles.

Users can only view and access those blades and switches to which they are assigned. This customization adds security to the system since users cannot view or access any blade or switch that does not concern them.

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