Control Plane Security

The server responsible for running the N1 Provisioning Server software resides within the control plane. The security of this server depends significantly on the deployment architecture of the servers and network responsible for running the N1 Provisioning Server application. The I-Fabric design provides a secure methodology for deploying the N1 Provisioning Server software.

Depending on the management requirements of an I-Fabric, you can deploy the Control Center without connectivity to external networks or to the Internet. Control Center security is implemented at several levels. For further information, see Provisioning Server Security. The Control Center communicates with the Control Center through a privileged VLAN that is not available from outside of the I-Fabric.

Control Center security prevents tampering from within the I-Fabric. Security for Control Center software is implemented by using dedicated VLANs. For further information, see Ethernet Security.