Novell BorderManager
Novell, Inc.
1800 South Novell Place
Provo, UT 84606
USA
Phone: 800-453-1267 or 801-861-7000
Fax: 801-861-2522
Email: nbm@novell.com
Web URL: http://www.novell.com/products/bordermanager/
Company:
Novell, Inc.
What are the targets for this firewall product?
Small Office/Home Office (1-10 users), Medium sized office (10-100 users), Large office (hundreds of users), Enterprise-wide (thousands of users).
Is the product designed primarily to allow outbound access with little or no inbound access?
No
Is the product an integrated hardware/software (Black Box) firewall?
No
If hardware is not included, what CPU architectures are supported?
Intel x86.
If the user supplies their own operating system, which operating systems are supported?
Other.
If the product includes or is based upon an general purpose operating system, which operating system?
Other
Date product first shipped:
August 1 1997
Release date of most current version:
April 17 2002
Release number of most current version:
3.7
Entry level price:
$101-$1000
If the entry level product enforces limits on the number of users (either concurrent or firewall-based user accounts), how many users are supported?
25 users or fewer
Does entry level product include (at no extra cost)
log display tool, report generation tool, VPN support, remote administration.
Administrative interfaces included
edit configuration files, command line interface, menu-based (character) interface, point-and-click graphical user interface, Web-browser or Java-based interface.
If remote administration is supported, how is the channel protected?
uses TCP or UDP packets, uses encryption, N/A.
Includes mechanism for detecting and reporting external scans?
No
If the firewall authenticates users, which methods are supported?
plaintext passwords, Security Dynamics, Radius, smart cards, other.
Does the vendor install the firewall at the customer's site?
On site installation available at extra cost.
How many months of support are included with the initial purchase?
None
How much does it cost to extend support beyond the initial period?
Greater than 10% but less than 13%
What forms of support are included based on the listed prices?
Telephone support, Email support, Web-based support.
Does support include periodic updates?
Yes, new releases and patches
If the product is installed over a customer-installed operating system, how is the operating system 'hardened'?
Network parameters changed by installation (eg forwarding of source routed packets disabled).
If the operating system is provided by the vendor, what changes are made to it?
Network parameters changed (eg forwarding of source routed packets disabled), Orange Book rated operating system.
Does the product include support for VPN?
Yes
Has the product been proven to work with other VPN products?
N/A.
If the product includes application gateways (programs that receive client connections, process client requests as if it were a server, and process responses from the real server before passing the responses to the client, checking for security vulnerabilities), which protocols are supported?
HTTP (Web), HTTP with user authentication, SSL, TELNET, FTP, SMTP (email), SMTP with additional features (e.g., address rewriting, filtering MIME types), POP-3, Real Media, NNTP (USENET News).
Additional services provided on the firewall:
Web server, FTP server, traceroute, ping, NNTP (netnews) server, split DNS, other.
Can the firewall be integrated with network Intrusion Detection products?
Yes
If network ID integration is possible, which products does the firewall support?
Other.
Can the firewall be integrated with virus scanning products?
Yes
Vendor Comments:
Novell BorderManager is one of the premier Access and Security solutions from Novell. With its powerful directory-integrated features, you can control, accelerate and monitor your users' Internet activities. Because Novell BorderManager leverages identity-based access control and forward proxies, you can safeguard your network against undesirable Internet content while maintaining exceptional performance levels.