eTIPS® - Policy Management

The implementation and management of an identity and policy management solution is enhanced through the delivery of an intuitive and easy-to-use browser based management utility. eTIPS Policy Manager combines administrative, monitoring and reporting functionality within a centralized user interface with the capability to control authentication and authorization privileges for one campus location or the largest enterprise networks.

In addition to role-based identity management at the user and endpoint level, Policy Manager includes a guest portal authorization interface, extensive trouble-shooting screens and an exclusive "Monitoring Mode" feature that can be used to verify and test a new service before it is deployed in the network.

An intuitive workflow process within Policy Manager aids IT administrators to quickly and accurately configure a new service that can be used for wireless, wired or VPN access.

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Policy Manager Workflow

Service Definition
eTIPS Policy Manager supports an object-oriented architecture that enables each policy component to be associated with multiple services. After defining one service, each new service that is created can use the policy components that were previously created. This aids in the deployment process by leveraging resources and helping IT administrators to easily automate and extend a common set of authentication policies across the entire organization for wireless, wired, VPN or Guest Access applications.

Basic Wireless Workflow

For example, to create a service type for 'wireless access', the IT administrator selects a wireless service template and then enters all required information within the policy components; authentication methods, role mapping, posture interfaces, enforcement methods, and lastly, audit information if needed.

Once a service type is defined, it can be tested for accuracy by running the policies through a policy simulator. The individual authentication requests can be easily tracked for troubleshooting purposes by the network administrator or help desk personnel.

eTIPS Policy Manager is pre-packaged with 10 service templates that can be further customized. The administrator can also use the templates as a model to create a service from scratch for fine-grained policy control.

Policy Components
The following policy components are common across service types:

• Authentication Methods and Authentication Sources
• Role mapping Policies
• Posture Policies
• Enforcement Policies and Profiles
• Audit Policies

Policy Manager Features

Administration

• HTTPS – secure browser access to administration console
• Centralized management of cluster nodes
• Multi-level administration
• Backup and restore

Monitor mode

• Track and generate inventory reports for system assets and health state of the systems in your network before enforcing any network access control

Guest access

• Guest portal configuration
• Receptionist console for guest handling
• Guest portal for authentication (with an optional dissolvable agent)
• Uses existing support in devices – Web-auth and authentication proxy

Reporting, Monitoring and Accounting

• Activity Dashboard for all session activities with detailed session information
• Canned and custom filters for monitoring and report generation based on correlated session and accounting data
• Consolidated cluster view for monitoring, reporting and accounting records

Policy simulation

• Simulate policies on the administrative console before deployment
• Service categorization, role mapping, posture validation, audit, enforcement policy and chained simulation