Behavior for Authorized Systems

Once you have entered the authorized systems and the excluded systems, you need to determine what should happen when unidentified systems attempt to obtain access to your system. An unidentified system is unrecognized by SKIP; that is, it is not on either the authorized systems list or the excluded systems list.

Use the Unauthorized Systems button on the main window to select the action SKIP should take when an unidentified system attempts access. When you remove a default entry from these lists, SKIP will take one of the following three actions:

• No Access

• Ask for confirmation

• Add automatically

It is recommended that you leave this entry in the default selection of No Access for greater security.

If you quit skiptool or if you reboot your system, the selection will revert to No Access.

If a default ACL entry is on the authorized systems list, this option does not take effect.

Once you have configured SunScreen SKIP on your system, you are ready to configure it on the other systems with which you will be communicating either in the clear or through one of the methods of encryption available in SunScreen SKIP. Once both parties have installed and configured SKIP, SKIP should be enabled and your data protected.