In traditional VPN solutions, accessing your network from an untrusted site like an employee-owned computer or a kiosk at an airport or hotel increases the risk to your network resources. The SRA appliance provides secure access from any Web-enabled system, including devices in untrusted environments.Starting in version 6.0, SRA supports End Point Control (EPC), a default service available on SRA 4600/4200/1600/1200 and Virtual Appliances.
EPC verifies that the user’s environment is secure before establishing a connection. EPC protects sensitive data and ensures that your network is not compromised when accessed from devices in untrusted environments. EPC also protects the network from threats originating from client devices participating in the SRA.
EPC is checked when users log into the web portal from a web browser, which blocks any access to the private network from untrusted sites. The EPC portal checking process uses the browser plug-ins on your system.
In SRA 7.5 and higher firmware versions, EPC is supported on iOS and Android mobile devices using Mobile Connect, allowing device profiles to be created for these mobile devices. This provides security protection from threats against client devices and protection to the SSL VPN from threats originating from client devices participating in the SSL VPN. For more information on Mobile Connect, refer to the Mobile Connect User Guides.
SRA provides these end point security controls by performing host integrity checking and security protection mechanisms before a tunnel session is begun. Host integrity checks help ensure that the client system is in compliance with your organization’s security policy. Dell SonicWALL end point security controls are tightly integrated with access control to analyze the client system and apply access controls based on the results.
EPC supports the Windows, Linux, and Mac NetExtender client. It also supports Mobile Connect for iOS, Android, OSX, Windows Phone, and Windows Next. For Web Portal login, EPC is supported only on Windows platforms. EPC enhancements are supported on the Dell SonicWALL SRA 4600/4200/1600/1200 and Virtual Appliance platforms.
