Raritan announced that it is expanding its smart card solution portfolio to provide data centers with an added level of security for accessing and managing equipment over IP. In addition to providing smart card-authentication security, the new Dominion(R) KX II Smart Card Reader Solution enables card readers to be placed where they are most convenient to IT administrators – including outside the data center.
The new solution is being unveiled at this week’s FOSE 2009 conference event for government information technology professionals. The KX II solution works with smart card readers that support smart cards, including the U.S. Government’s Common Access Cards and Personal Identity Verification cards.
Whether working from a remote location or in the data center, authorized users are authenticated by inserting cards into the smart card/CAC reader connected to their remote workstation or the Dominion KX II switch in the data center. A single card reader can authenticate access to multiple target servers. Once authenticated, users are given BIOS-level access and keyboard, video and mouse control of servers from any Web browser.
Remote IT administrators can securely manage and view servers as if they were sitting in front of the rack, enabling them to perform software uploads, assess equipment health, repair operating systems, power cycle servers and other server management operations. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/archive-4.gif)
