Aventail updates software to support server apps

NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: TIM GREENE ON VPNS
10/18/05
Today's focus: Aventail updates software to support server apps

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Today's focus: Aventail updates software to support server apps

By Tim Greene

Aventail is upgrading the software that runs its SSL VPN
gateways so it now supports server applications via Windows
Terminal Services or Citrix.

This means remote computers can access the applications via the
gateway without WTS or Citrix clients because the gateway acts
as a proxy. This makes it simpler for administrators to set up.
From the point of view of the end users of the devices,
applications behave exactly as if they are on the LAN, so there
is no learning curve for using them over the VPN.

The upgrade, called Aventail Smart Technology (ST) also lets
network executives assign different levels of administrative
access to the gateways. This makes it possible to give
administrators authorization to perform limited, varying,
predefined roles as opposed to blanket rights.

With the new software, end users can update their passwords via
the gateway and the gateway will sync the new passwords with
authentication servers that store credentials for the network.
Users are prompted when their passwords are nearing expiration
and led through choosing and registering new ones.

Aventail is adding features to its endpoint control software as
part of the new version. In general, this software checks that
remote machines meet security policies before they are admitted
to the VPN. New features include the ability to search for
groups of files with a single policy and to validate that
Trojans and other malicious code aren't masquerading as valid
applications.

This software revision also includes a feature announced earlier
that supports small-screen devices such as phones and PDAs by
serving up applications that are designed for presentation on
small screens <http://www.networkworld.com/nlvpn8828>.
Administrators can set access controls so that if the gateway
determines access is from a small-screen device, it will not
have access to applications that won't perform well on them.

The latest version of Aventail ST will be available later this
month and is an upgrade for current customers with service
contracts.

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Tim Greene is a senior editor at Network World, covering virtual
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phone companies. You can reach him at <mailto:tgreene@nww.com>.
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requirements, overcomes the limitations of other solutions, and
gives you valuable insight into LAN performance. Click here to
download HP's Traffic Management Whitepaper
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