Ensure Remote Access Software Meets FIPS Compliance
Federal Information Processing Standards Publications (FIPS PUBS) are issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) after approval by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002.
The minimum security requirements cover seventeen security-related areas with regard to protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of federal information systems and the information processed, stored, and transmitted by those systems. The areas relevant to remote PC access, PC remote control and PROXY Pro 8 are:
Compliance Details
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- Workstation Edition
- Gateway Edition
Access ControlCustomizable Authorization Create role-based access control policies based on fine-grained permissions (e.g. enable/disable input control, enable/disable file transfer, etc) and apply to specific remote computers Centralized Authorization Create role-based access control policies and apply to a logical group or groups of remote computers Access Restrictions Restrict access to remote computers by IP address, IP address range and/or time zone View-only Mode Suppress keyboard/mouse input on remote computer Audit and AccountabilityWindows Event Log Store details of connection-related activities in Windows Event Log of each remote computer Centralized Audit Log Store details of remote access, remote control and remote management activities for all remote computers in centralized audit log Centralized Recording Record one or more remote desktops concurrently, even if there is no active connection Configuration Management (CM)Hardware Manager Generate full inventory of hardware components on remote computers Software Manager Generate full inventory of software applications on remote computers System Manager Access/modify system settings Account Managers List all users; force logoff active user Process Manager List all processes; end selected processes Service Manager List all services; start/stop/restart services Shared Resource Manager Manage files/folders/shared folders Registry Manager Add/modify/delete registry settings Power Manager Shutdown/wakeup/reboot remote computers Event Manager Access event logs at any time to list of recent activity Identification and AuthenticationWindows Authentication Use strong authentication for Proxy users trying to reach remote computers inside the same domain Shared-secret Authentication Use proprietary Proxy authentication for Proxy users trying to reach remote computers outside the domain, on the road or at home Centralized SSL Authentication Use SSL certificates for strongest possible authentication for Proxy users trying to reach remote computers inside or outside the domain MaintenanceRemote Management Use PROXY Pro Remote Management capabilities to perform periodic maintenance on attended and unattended remote computers System and Information IntegrityKey Strength Select encryption key strength ranging from 92- to 256-bits (default) Algorithms Select encryption algorithm, including RC4, Triple-DES, and state-of-the-art AES (default) Centralized Dashboards Monitor dashboards with real-time status of connections, recordings Centralized Triggers Set triggers to monitor security events such as logon attempts Centralized Alerts Generate emails and/or initiate screen recordings when alerts are triggered
