Google opened a software code to automate data encryption on Mac OS X called Cauliflower Vest. Initially the software was developed for use in the company, but it can also be of interest to large corporate customers who use OS X in its infrastructure, according to the. Google.
Cauliflower Vest. is a support tool for working with. FileVault. , File encryption system introduced in. Mac OS X. from version ... Lion. ... FileVault system 2. 0, used in recent versions of Mac OS X, provides high-quality disk encryption at the consumer level, but not adapted for use in corporate networks, according to a blog. Google. Cauliflower Vest. designed to give business customers the ability. FileVault 2. 0. Not available ' out of the box '.
In particular, C. auliflower Vest. implements management of encryption in the working groups - an opportunity that does not provide. FileVault,. designed for individual users. With the help of Google applications, administrators can configure forced encryption hard drives on the network, as well as to automate the work with the encryption keys. Cauliflower Vest. Collect keys and transmits them to a trusted server in the ' cloud '. Google AppEngine. And provides secure access to them in case of loss. This mechanism is available and in the FileVault, but the keys are by default sent to the server. Apple. To access these accounts are required. Apple ID. That do not have Group Policy Management.
The application code is distributed under a license. Apache 2. 0. and is available from the project page on the. Google Code. The first release includes a GUI client, server, collecting keys and a web interface for management. In addition, the kit includes a command line utility that allows you to run and generate encryption keys without user intervention.
Cauliflower Vest. was developed for use within. Google. According to the blog creators of the product, the application has been tested in the networks of companies and is ready for release. According to the developers, the decision to open the product code - a manifestation of a unique approach to their internal corporate IT development, it ' seeks to share with the world '.
The company, however, does not specify whether it will provide technical support for administrators of Mac OS X, which will decide to deploy Cauliflower Vest in their networks.
Curiously, despite the fierce competition c Apple, Google is one of the most active corporate Mac OS X users. In 2010, the computer system, Google is running Microsoft Windows attackers survived the invasion of China, and for security purposes the corporation has decided to migrate to alternative operating systems. In 2011 Sergey Brin said that under the. Microsoft Windows. work only 20 % of company computers.
Despite the fact that the primary OS for the remaining 80% is. Linux. ,. Mac OS X. quite intensively used in the corporate infrastructure of the search giant. Development of system administration on the Mac, from time to time issued. Google. Directly indicate that this. besides. Cauliflower Vest. Last year,. Google. presented Simian - an open source tool to deploy updates and patches in networks running OS X.
Source:. brendy-mira. blogspot. com.
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