DHCPDNSDNS SecurityIPAMEnhancing IoT Security with DNS CQFIoT devices are popping up every second, with many being on an organization’s network but not always under the control of I&O teams. These devices are required to be identified, inventoried, screened, managed and secured in order not to cause any problems to the rest of the IT ecosystem, the users or the organization itself. This requires tooling and processes where the DDI (DNS-DHCP-IPAM) certainly has an important role to play, in particular EfficientIP’s DNS Client Query Filtering (CQF) feature....
DDIDHCPDNSIPAMDDI & Infrastructure Software ArchitectureYou are convinced about the interest of the Infrastructure As Code approach. But you don’t really know how to take best advantage of the code that will be produced. The principles used in software architecture and known as the abstraction layer can be applied to infrastructure. This layer will hide the complexity of the infrastructure and allow other functional programs to manage infrastructure components through high-level API services. In the context of building such an abstraction layer with automation capabilities...
DDIDHCPDNSIPAMDDI Automation for Infrastructure as CodeWhen using code to automate the activities in the infrastructure department, a DDI solution (DNS, DHCP & IPAM) is one of the parts to connect to and use data from. It may actually be a good strategy to start your Infrastructure as Code initiative with DDI in your bucket of tools and software integrations, as it will facilitate the development of other parts thanks to its “IP Source of Truth” data repository and network services automation. Automated Infrastructure It was...
DDIDHCPDNSDNS SecurityIPAMNetwork AutomationSOLIDserver 7.3: Boosting Network Automation, Security and ControlRelease 7.3 of SOLIDserver builds on the importance of the centralized IP Source of Truth data repository and open APIs to boost automation capabilities of DDI. With a focus on simplifying network management and easy ecosystem integration, the new functionalities introduced bring enhanced visibility over infrastructure resources and users, helping improve operational efficiency and control while strengthening security. The main features introduced with Release 7.3 include the following: 1) Network Identity Manager for Enriched IT Automation With Identity Manager, the...
DDIDHCPDNSIPAMEnhance Data Management Efficiency Using DDI MetadataDDI solutions consist of tight integration of DNS, DHCP and IPAM services and can be considered as the single source of truth for all IP-related data. This is evident because it contains most of the technical IP-related information, and thanks to the EfficientIP SOLIDserver rich metadata system, it is expandable much further. Associating metadata with any object in the DDI engine allows us to propose facets other than purely technical ones for data management. Based on these additional data we...
DDIDHCPDNSIPAMNetwork AutomationVirtualization & CloudEnsuring High Quality Software at EfficientIP with QA Digital FactoryThis week’s blog comes from QA automation expert Nabil Bourenane. There are domains where software requires a high level of quality since any major bug can lead to high service impact. At EfficientIP we are developing such a strategic solution – to put in place a digital testing factory that helps us release stable versions with minimal regression impact. Why do we need a digital testing factory? Our factory is embedded in the development process and serves the following objective:...
DDIDHCPDNSIPAMNetwork AutomationSOLIDserver 7.1: Optimizing Application Traffic Routing & DNS Security Policy ManagementThe new release of SOLIDserver 7.1 confirms EfficientIP’s innovation and growth in key digital transformation areas concerning enterprise network security, IP resource management and application traffic routing, for both on-premise and multi-cloud environments. The release brings exciting new and updated functionality in three main sectors: 1) Application Traffic Management Maintaining accurate real-time visibility over deployed applications on a complex, multi-cloud, infrastructure and related IP resources is difficult. Ensuring the availability of these applications is an even greater challenge. The most...
DDIDHCPDNSIPAMNetwork AutomationDDI – Measuring Real-World ROIThis week’s blog (originally published Feb 2017) is courtesy of guest author Kevin Tolly, Founder of The Tolly Group, an award-winning analyst, author and speaker with 30 years of experience in the Information Technology industry. Although almost always invisible to users, there would be no network communication at all without the humble IP address. Not only does every device – server, desktop and laptop PC, Mac, tablet, smartphone – have to have an IP address but those devices need also...
DDIDHCPDNSIPAMNetwork AutomationSOLIDserver 7.0: Bringing Enhancements for Simplifying and Securing Your NetworkWith the new release of SOLIDserver 7.0, EfficientIP continues to prove its pivotal role for networks in the areas of IP resource management, automation and security. This new release comes with exciting new features such as a brand new user interface designed to improve user experience. Powerful enhancements of our DNS Guardian highlight, more than ever, the key role of the DNS in the global network security ecosystem. DDI has not been left out either, with important evolutions to support...
DDIDHCPDNS SecurityBreaking LTE on Layer Two – DNS Over TLS ResponseRecent disclosure of a paper describing an attack (aLTEr) against LTE networks titled “Breaking LTE on Layer Two” is surprisingly drawing a lot of attention to DNS security over mobile networks. The fact is, this paper refers to a combination of multiple “vulnerabilities” within the implementation of LTE networks. It describes how it’s possible to corrupt mobile network traffic, by targeting, as an example, DNS packets. But beware- any unencrypted protocol is at risk. In the end, this alarming paper...
