Appendix D: FAQs304SecurityWhat kind of encryption does the Dominion KX II use?The Dominion KX II uses industry-standard (and extremely secure) RC4or AES encryption, both in its SSL communications as well as its owndata stream. Literally no data is transmitted between remote clients andthe Dominion KX II that is not completely secured by encryption.Does the Dominion KX II support AES encryption as recommendedby the US Government's NIST and FIPs standards?The Dominion KX II utilizes the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)encryption for added security.AES is a US government approved cryptographic algorithm that isrecommended by the National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST) in the FIPS Standard 197.Does the Dominion KX II allow encryption of video data? Or does itonly encrypt keyboard and mouse data?Unlike competing solutions, which only encrypt keyboard and mousedata, the Dominion KX II does not compromise security; it allowsencryption of keyboard, mouse and video data.How does the Dominion KX II integrate with external authenticationservers such as Active Directory, RADIUS, or LDAP?Through a very simple configuration, the Dominion KX II can be set toforward all authentication requests to an external server such as LDAP,Active Directory, or RADIUS. For each authenticated user, the DominionKX II receives the user group to which that user belongs from theauthentication server. The Dominion KX II then determines the user'saccess permissions depending on the user group to which he or shebelongs.How are usernames and passwords stored?Should the Dominion KX II's internal authentication capabilities be used,all sensitive information such as usernames and passwords are stored inan encrypted format. Literally no one, including Raritan TechnicalSupport or Product Engineering departments, can retrieve thoseusernames and passwords.Does the Dominion KX II support strong password?Yes, the Dominion KX II has administrator-configurable, strong passwordchecking to ensure that user-created passwords meet corporate and/orgovernment standards and are resistant to brute force hacking.If the Dominion KX II encryption mode is set to Auto, what level ofencryption is achieved?
