United States Change | All Microsoft Sites
Microsoft Home | Servers and Tools | Forefront | Edge Security
The following tables provide an overview of the key features of Microsoft's Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG) 2007.
Scalability
Feature
Description
Users
High Availability
Supports large numbers of users on a single gateway.
Scales linearly with up to 64 high-availability node configurations
Manageability
Flexibility
Delivers out-of-the-box software configurations for widely-deployed enterprise applications, as well as customization capabilities including authentication, authorization and endpoint compliance profiles, and context-sensitive Web portals. Supports positive-logic rule sets and URL filter customization, and has the ability to develop rule sets for customized or proprietary applications.
SSL VPN portal
A secure socket layer (SSL) virtual private network (VPN) portal enables a convenient single access point for applications, yet supports multiple access points with distinct policy parameters such as partner extranets and employee portals on a single gateway.
Logging and reporting
Supports monitoring, logging, and reporting for integrated management and accounting (system, user security, and session views):
Event Monitor provides comprehensive event monitoring by user, application, and time period
Integrated Event Logger that records system usage and user activities, and sends alerts about security events to an administration console
Integrated Event Query tool with preconfigured query templates and full reporting capabilities
Comprehensive policy framework
Out-of-the-box application access settings and endpoint policy configurations designed to ensure minimal integration overhead and low ongoing management costs
Supports Intelligent Application Optimizer Toolkit for defining positive-logic rule sets, URL filters to supplement Optimizer settings and to develop policies for customized or proprietary applications
Supports Intelligent Application templates that provide a framework to build an Application Optimizer for both generic Web applications and complex enterprise applications incorporating components, Web parts and objects
Access Policy
Endpoint compliance checks
Endpoint policy allows administrators to define compliance checks according to out-of-the-box variables including presence of security software and IAG-specific components such as Attachment Wiper. Supports complex endpoint policy rules with customizable compliance checks using Boolean operations.
End user experience
Delivers a highly-customizable SSL VPN portal and login pages to enable easy set up and low administrative overhead
Supports comprehensive portal and login page customization to replicate existing intranet
Does not require conformance to a vendor portal template
Integrated certificate authority management
Provides a built-in certificate authority in the event the administrator chooses not to use an external certificate authority. Enables administrators to grant a user a trusted endpoint certificate for a specific machine on request
Features
