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Supports RADIUS and internal identity store only Price NetSwift iGate, $7,995 to $49,995. Rainbow Technologies, (800) 852-8569, 949-450-7300. www.rainbow.com
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Rainbow has improved its USB-based token, the iKey, on the client side. Driver and iGate plug-in installation has been automated, and installation is completed automatically for Windows 98, 2000 and XP. When I plugged in the token and tried to access the NWC Inc. Web site, I was brought to an authentication page that required a PIN for the token. After I entered the PIN, I could access all assigned resources without further identification. PIN management is not as automated as I'd like, however. Users cannot change or reset their PINs without the assistance of the system administrator.
VPX Tunnel
SSL VPN functionality--VPX in iGate language--is a local proxy provided by a Java applet. A VPX connection sets up a single SSL-encrypted tunnel between the client and the iGate. A VPX application can be configured to use client DNS, which modifies the hosts file on the client desktop and directs requests for a specific host to the Java applet. All application traffic is routed through the tunnel, just as with an IPsec VPN. I set up VPX applications to VNC (virtual network computer) to an internal server as well as IMAP to our internal NWC Inc. Exchange server, both configured to use client DNS.
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