Security policy features on tap from Tivoli

by Denise Dubie

April 19, 2001 —

Tivoli Systems has upgraded its security software to better control access to applications and data for users of its WebSphere and MQSeries packages.

At the RSA Security Conference last week, Tivoli added support for IBM's MQSeries messaging software and WebSphere middleware to its SecureWay Policy Director Version 3.7. The software will let customers centrally manage the authentication of end users and ensure only the appropriate network resources are accessible to them.

The idea behind the new release is to let customers define a policy once and have it deployed automatically across MQSeries and WebSphere applications. The support saves customers from recoding the applications individually. SecureWay also lets users manage security from a single, central console.

Policy Director can be installed on a variety of servers, including Unix; Windows 95, 98 and NT 4.0; RISC; and Sun Sparc.

With the package, users predefine access rights, and the software distributes them accordingly.

Typically, developers have to write security code for each application, but with Policy Director the process is automated, the company says.

Policy Director 3.7 is now available, and pricing is based on the number of users. Policy Director for MQSeries' pricing is based on server configuration.

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