White Papers

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Introduction
Today, managing distributed servers from a remote location is a critical requirement.
DRAC 4 enables users to remotely monitor, troubleshoot and repair servers, even when the
server operating system is down. DRAC 4 offers a rich set of features such as virtual media,
virtual KVM which can make the system less prone to security risks. DRAC 4 security features
mitigate the security risks that exist while data is being transmitted across the network. This
white paper briefly describes the security features that DRAC 4 uses to help ensure
authentication, authorization, privacy and data integrity.