Sun Update Connection - Enterprise 1.0 Administration Guide

Server Security

Sun Update Connection – Enterprise has a variety of security measures integrated into its solution.

Table 7–1 Integrated Server Security

Key Encryption 

Communications between the dependency manager and the agents and console are protected by a private/public key encryption algorithm.

Proxy Support 

Sun Update Connection – Enterprise supports HTTPS web proxy servers, enabling another level of security to updates from the universal server.

Internet Protection 

All Internet communications are protected by SSL and certificate verification.

All communications from the agents are proactive; the system dependency server pulls only from the universal server, never pushes data to it. 

Component Security 

Every component available for download from the universal server is certified. You cannot download Trojan horses or other exploits that are disguised as useful software.