Job Management Partner 1/Client Security Control Description, User's Guide and Operator's Guide

3.2 Product configuration

The products used in a client security control system include basic products that must be installed and optional products that may be installed as required. Optional products can be combined to suit the user environment, and extend functionality.

The following table lists the products used in a client security control system.

Table 3-1 Products used in a client security control system

System configuration element Product Installation Product description

Management server JP1/CSC - Manager Mandatory Judges the client security level, and implements an action appropriate to the security level.

Asset Information Manager or Asset Information Manager Subset Component of JP1/Software Distribution Manager Mandatory Manages the inventory information collected by JP1/Software Distribution, in an asset management database.

JP1/Software Distribution Manager Mandatory Collects and manages inventory information collected from clients.

Management terminal Microsoft Internet Explorer Mandatory A Web browser.

Remote management server JP1/CSC - Manager Remote Option Optional A system that controls client network connections from another system or that automatically updates the judgment policies for anti-virus products.

Anti-virus product compatible with automatic judgment policy updating ^#1 Optional Software that prevents computer virus infections. This software links with JP1/CSC - Manager Remote Option to automatically update the judgment policies for anti-virus products.

Client JP1/Software Distribution Client Mandatory Sends client inventory information to JP1/Software Distribution Manager.

MBSA Optional A tool that detects security updates (patches and service packs) not applied to the client.

WUA Optional A tool that detects security updates (patches and service packs) not applied to the client. In addition to OS security updates, WUA can detect unapplied software security updates for Microsoft Office and other applications.

Anti-virus product Optional Software that prevents computer virus infections.
To automatically update judgment policies by linking with an anti-virus product installed on a client, the anti-virus product compatible with automatic judgment policy updating^#1 is required.

Network control server,
authentication server, or treatment server^#2 JP1/CSC - Agent Optional Receives instructions from JP1/CSC - Manager, and instructs actions to the linked network control product about actions to be taken.

Network control product Optional A product that controls a client's network connection.

#1

For details about anti-virus products compatible with automatic judgment policy updating, see 4.6 Installing anti-virus products that link with automatic judgment policy updating.

#2

These servers are required only for running a quarantine system. For details about the products needed to build and run a quarantine system, see Part 5. Quarantine Systems.

Organization of this section

(1) Mandatory products

(2) Optional products

System configuration element	Product	Installation	Product description
Management server	JP1/CSC - Manager	Mandatory	Judges the client security level, and implements an action appropriate to the security level.
Asset Information Manager or Asset Information Manager Subset Component of JP1/Software Distribution Manager	Mandatory	Manages the inventory information collected by JP1/Software Distribution, in an asset management database.
JP1/Software Distribution Manager	Mandatory	Collects and manages inventory information collected from clients.
Management terminal	Microsoft Internet Explorer	Mandatory	A Web browser.
Remote management server	JP1/CSC - Manager Remote Option	Optional	A system that controls client network connections from another system or that automatically updates the judgment policies for anti-virus products.
Anti-virus product compatible with automatic judgment policy updating ^#1	Optional	Software that prevents computer virus infections. This software links with JP1/CSC - Manager Remote Option to automatically update the judgment policies for anti-virus products.
Client	JP1/Software Distribution Client	Mandatory	Sends client inventory information to JP1/Software Distribution Manager.
MBSA	Optional	A tool that detects security updates (patches and service packs) not applied to the client.
WUA	Optional	A tool that detects security updates (patches and service packs) not applied to the client. In addition to OS security updates, WUA can detect unapplied software security updates for Microsoft Office and other applications.
Anti-virus product	Optional	Software that prevents computer virus infections. To automatically update judgment policies by linking with an anti-virus product installed on a client, the anti-virus product compatible with automatic judgment policy updating^#1 is required.
Network control server, authentication server, or treatment server^#2	JP1/CSC - Agent	Optional	Receives instructions from JP1/CSC - Manager, and instructs actions to the linked network control product about actions to be taken.
Network control product	Optional	A product that controls a client's network connection.

(1) Mandatory products

The following programs are required to be installed on a client security control system:

JP1/CSC - Manager

Asset Information Manager or Asset Information Manager Subset Component of JP1/Software Distribution Manager

JP1/Software Distribution

JP1/Software Distribution Manager

JP1/Software Distribution Client

Microsoft Internet Explorer

(2) Optional products

Various functions can be achieved on a client security control system by combining optional products with the mandatory ones. For details about the products needed to build and run a quarantine system, see Part 5. Quarantine Systems.

JP1/CSC - Agent

JP1/CSC - Manager Remote Option

MBSA
MBSA can be used to detect Windows security updates that have not been applied to a client. MBSA is set on the client.

WUA
WUA can be used to detect Windows security updates that have not been applied to a client. In addition to OS security updates, WUA can detect unapplied software security updates for Microsoft Office and other applications. WUA is set on the client.

Anti-virus product
An anti-virus product can be used to prevent a client from becoming infected with computer viruses. A client security control system can check whether an anti-virus product is installed on a client, as well as whether the version of the virus definition file is up to date.
In addition, judgment policy definition information can be updated automatically by linking with an anti-virus product supported by JP1/Software Distribution. For details about the anti-virus products compatible with the automatic judgment policy updating, see 4.6 Installing anti-virus products that link with automatic judgment policy updating.
Note that the anti-virus products managed by a client security control system are limited to those for which JP1/Software Distribution can collect inventory information.

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