Generally, a complete DualShield platform consists of 3 tiers of components, namely, the Authentication Server, the Authentication Agent and the Authentication Client.
Typically, the DualShield Authentication Server is integrated with the customer's Active Directory
DualShield uses a SQL database as its data storage. By default, DualShield includes an instance of local MySQL server. Optionally, customers can opt out and use their own remote SQL server such as Microsoft SQL or Oracle.
Type of Application | Examples | Client | Agent | Protocol |
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VPN | Cisco ASA, Citrix Netscaler, NetMotion | Native VPN client | DualShield RADIUS Server | RADIUS |
Microsoft IIS Applications | OWA, RDWeb, SharePoint | Common Web browsers | DualShield IIS Agent | SAML |
Windows Computer Logon | DualShield Windows Logon Client | DualShield Computer Logon Agent | Proprietary | |
Mac Computer Logon | DualShield Mac Logon Client | DualShield Computer Logon Agent | Proprietary | |
Linux Computer Logon | PAM RADIUS Module | DualShield RADIUS Server | RADIUS | |
Windows Terminal Server | DualShield RDP Agent | DualShield Computer Logon Agent | Proprietary | |
Cloud Applications | Office365, G-Suite | Common Web Browsers | DualShield SSO Server | SAML |
ADFS | Common Web Browsers | DualShield SSO Server | SAML | |
WS-Federation | Office 365 | Common Web Browsers | DualShield SSO Server | WS-Fed |
Outlook Anywhere (MAPI, RPC) | Outlook Agent for Windows | DualShield IIS Agent | Proprietary | |
Outlook Anywhere (EWS) | Outlook Agent for Mac | DualShield IIS Agent | Proprietary | |
Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) | Native ActiveSync client, MS-Outlook app | DualShield IIS Agent | Proprietary | |
Parallels RAS | Native client | DualShield 2X Agent | Proprietary | |
Apache Web Server | Common Web Browsers | Apache Mellon Module | SAML | |
Apache Tomcat | Common Web Browsers | DualShield Tomcat Valve | SAML | |
Appliances | Native client | DualShield LDAP Broker | LDAP |