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KX II - Frequently Asked Questions

©Copyright Raritan, Inc. 2007 Page 12 of 13 Rev. October 2007

Security

What kind of encryption does

Dominion KX II use?

Dominion KX II uses industry-standard (and extremely secure) 128-bit

RC4 or AES encryption, both in its SSL communications as well as its

own data stream. Literally no data is transmitted between remote

clients and Dominion KX II that is not completely secured by

encryption.

Does Dominion KX II support

AES encryption as

recommended by the US

Government’s NIST and FIPs

standards?

The Dominion KX II utilizes the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

encryption for added security.

AES is a US government approved cryptographic algorithm that is

recommended by the National Institute of Standards and Technology

(NIST) in the FIPS Standard 197.

Does Dominion KX II allow

encryption of video data? Or

does it only encrypt keyboard

and mouse data?

Unlike competing solutions, which only encrypt keyboard and mouse

data, Dominion KX II does not compromise security - it allows

encryption of keyboard, mouse and video data.

How does Dominion KX II

integrate with external

authentication servers such

as Active Directory®,

RADIUS, or LDAP?

Through a very simple configuration, Dominion KX II can be set to

forward all authentication requests to an external server such as

LDAP, Active Directory or RADIUS. For each authenticated user,

Dominion KX II receives from the authentication server the user group

to which that user belongs. Dominion KX II then determines the user’s

access permissions depending on what user group to which he or she

belongs.

How are usernames and

passwords stored?

Should Dominion KX II’s internal authentication capabilities be used,

all sensitive information such as usernames and passwords are stored

in an encrypted format. Literally no one, including Raritan technical

support or Product Engineering departments, can retrieve those

usernames and passwords.

Does Dominion KX II support

strong password?

Yes

. The Dominion KX II has administrator-configurable, strong

password checking to ensure that user created passwords meet

corporate and/or government standards and are resistant to brute

force hacking.

Manageability

Can Dominion KX II be

remotely managed and

configured via Web browser?

Yes. Dominion KX II can be completely configured remotely via Web

browser. Note that this does require that the workstation have an

appropriate Java Runtime Environment J.R.E version installed.

Besides the initial setting of Dominion KX II’s IP address, everything

about the solution can be completely set up over the network. (In fact,

using a crossover Ethernet cable and Dominion KX II’s default IP

address, you can even configure the initial settings via Web browser.)

Can I backup and restore

Dominion KX II’s

configuration?

Yes. Dominion KX II’s device and user configurations can be

completely backed up for later restoration in the event of a

catastrophe.

Dominion KX II’s backup and restore functionality can be used

remotely over the network, or through a Web browser.

What auditing or logging

does Dominion KX II offer?

For complete accountability, Dominion KX II logs all major user events

with a date and time stamp. For instance, reported events include (but

are not limited to): user login, user logout, user access of a particular

server, unsuccessful login, configuration changes, etc.

Can Dominion KX II integrate

with syslog?

Yes. In addition to Dominion KX II’s own internal logging capabilities,

Dominion KX II can send all logged events to a centralized syslog

server.

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