What is Forum Sentry? (29 of 285 technotes of 2015)

Forum Sentry is an XML Appliance

• Industry’s only FIPS 140-2 and  NIAP NDPP certified API Gateway product
  

The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 140-2, (FIPS PUB 140-2), is a U.S. government computer security standard used to accredit cryptographic modules. 

NAIP - National Information Assurance Partnership - 

is a U.S. government initiative that looks at products in the information technology (IT) realm and ensures that they adhere to international standards

NDPP - Network Device Protection profile - 

security requirements for a Network Device (defined to be an infrastructure device (as opposed to an end-user device) that can be connected to a network)

• built-in support for data formats and communication protocols.
• runs the FIPS certified ForumOS
• user interface
• CLI (Command Line Interface) - available via SSH
• Serial Console - 
• Web Admin interface - via HTTPS
• There is no monitor key board or mouse access. 

Network Interfaces

• MGMT - for Management traffic
  
• WAN - for external traffic
• LAN - for bridging to the internal network