We (and probably a few other people on this list!) are looking for
software to control outbound access to the Internet. The features
we are looking for are:
1. Must be able to control access based on user (rather than by IP)
Controlling access by IP address is not acceptable -- it's too
much hassle to maintain as users move about in the office.
I'm looking for a system where I can put users into groups and
then assign access rights to the groups.
Ideally, I'd like the system to work by using the NT/2000 Domain
userid of the person attempting to access the Internet, but a
system where the user logs in for Internet access would also be
acceptable.
2. Must allow the administrator to maintain a Whitelist.
Most of the users are going to be denied access to all but a
small handful of websites. We need the ability to say that
a user has no access except to sites on the Whitelist.
3. It would be acceptable for the software either to work with
GNAT Box (ala CyberNOT) or to act as a proxy server (in which
case we can simply create outbound filters to allow connections
from the proxy and deny connections from anywhere else).
After talking to GTA, we've decided that CyberNOT will not meet our
needs, as it is essential that we be able to control access by user
rather than by IP address. I'm hoping that someone here has used
another product that may be closer to meeting our needs.
Mike Burden
Lynk Systems
http://www.lynk.com
(616)532-4985
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