As part of installation, SurfinCheck Server is added to the startup folder so that it is automatically invoked upon boot-up of the machine. This setup is important to keep so that in case of a system failure on the gateway machine, SurfinCheck will automatically be brought up as the operating system recovers.
SurfinCheck Server has a single screen, and its setup
and configuration is performed through the SurfinConsole.
The SurfinCheck Server display screen, at the bottom of the server window is used to display error messages. Pressing the Clear button will clear up the display screen of the server.
SurfinConsole is used to set up and maintain the security policy, to setup and control the SurfinCheck Server, and to view the log and the reports. Unlike SurfinCheck Server, there is no need to run the SurfinConsole on a continuous basis. The main display of the SurfinConsole is the SurfinConsole toolbar.
| Click this Icon… | To… |
| EXIT | Close the Application. |
| USERS & GROUPS | Define the security policy.
(See chapter 4 for details.) |
| DEVICES | Configure the SurfinCheck server devices. (See chapter 7 for details.) |
| LOG | View the SurfinConsole Activity Log. (See the section below for details.) |
| SETUP | Configure SurfinConsole. (See chapter 7 for details.) |
| REPORTS | Produce reports. (See chapter 6 for details.) |
| HELP | View Online Help. |
The SurfinCheck activity log lists chronological descriptions of all downloadable activity in the enterprise, including applets requested and their security status. The log is useful for at-a-glance updates on general Java activity, and is also invaluable as a security monitoring tool.
To view the log, click the Log icon in the SurfinConsole toolbar.
You can configure the number of lines displayed in the log from the SurfinConsole Setup window.
Date/Time indicates the date and time at which the applet was requested.
Sender indicates the server that processed the applet request.
User/IP indicates the user that requested the applet.
Applet denotes the applet name.
Codebase URL indicates the address of the site in which the applet is located.
Action type indicates the action taken by SurfinCheck for the specific applet.
Description provides the
reason for the action taken.