Who loves you, baby?

bizzel · 13-07-2008, 05:37 PM

I do, so here's a present for you. I know AUP Informant is far from perfect, let's have a quick look at the issues:

Requires messing with a config file
No MSI for deployment
No CC3 package
Not always possible to give staff and students different policies
Limited choice of when to show policies

Well I've been busy and I should have a beta version of AUP Informant 2 and AUP Informant Policy Server (AIPS) ready for you in the holidays! What's new? Read on...

The app is now split into two parts, the client which displays the policies on the local machine and the server, where you can configure settings. That means no more configuration, just deploy the MSI or CC3 package (I can make both of them now) and off you go!

You can set three types of policy in AUP Informant 2, one for staff, one for students and a generic policy for any other type of user (maybe guest users, temp staff, etc). You can also now choose when the policy is shown and you have a lot more options open to you.

No huge changes to the email notifications here, just an option to have multiple recipients, which never hurts.

Saving the best for last. Yep, that's Active Directory integration right there (or it would be if the screenshot wasn't on my home machine). Assign policies to groups, individual users or entire domains!

What else would you like to see? Get your ideas in early and I'll see what I can do!

strawberry · 13-07-2008, 06:12 PM

<- Bizzel, the mac daddy of coolio software.

GrumbleDook · 13-07-2008, 06:16 PM

Looking good.

I'll point it out at the next local meeting (September)

Sylv3r · 13-07-2008, 06:24 PM

Looks real good - i'll give it a play once it gets a full release.

Hightower · 13-07-2008, 07:36 PM

@Bizzel - That's some good sh*t there! Can't wait for the release

Quackers · 13-07-2008, 08:27 PM

what does this software do, i do not understand

strawberry · 13-07-2008, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quackers

what does this software do, i do not understand

What doesn't it do!. Basically it allows you to produce an acceptable use policy automatically. you can base the automation on a mixture of time and groupings. it can then record the response in several ways and you can set an automatic reponse.

have a lil look round the projects forum.

SteveMC · 13-07-2008, 11:55 PM

Looking great - I've shown the current version to a couple of schools we support, and they really like it. Just got to get them to finish their actual policies now

bizzel · 14-07-2008, 05:37 PM

I forgot to mention, a new option is to disable the account in active directory if the user declines the policy. You can use that if you're feeling particularly nasty!

Sylv3r · 14-07-2008, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bizzel

I forgot to mention, a new option is to disable the account in active directory if the user declines the policy. You can use that if you're feeling particularly nasty!

A good option but will probably lead to more work for the ICT Support team initially.

strawberry · 14-07-2008, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bizzel

I forgot to mention, a new option is to disable the account in active directory if the user declines the policy. You can use that if you're feeling particularly nasty!

I am

mcloum · 14-07-2008, 10:53 PM

Looks great, i mentioned this to my line manager today as its something i need to get nailed down before the academy comes along.

Maybe an option would be (for ISA server users at least) to add the users to a security group which is denied access on the firewall if they decline the AUP. And remove them if they agree? That would be helpful to me at least.

Looking forward to testing this.

Mike

GrumbleDook · 15-07-2008, 09:06 AM

That would work for us as we map our Smoothwall groups against security groups in AD ... move the group and they get a more restrictive internet account :-D

Theblacksheep · 21-07-2008, 06:44 PM

WOW! you have been putting some work in! Looking great!

Its been interesting to see AUP in action. It been qute funny the students that decline it by default!

As for some requests as its in development:

It would be great to have a custom message box dialogues that can be chosen to display after both 'accept' and 'deny' options.

It would also be great to choose an option on 'deny': Message, log-off, log-off and reshow AUP (so decline logs off again), limit account, nothing etc.

strawberry · 04-08-2008, 01:28 PM

is there an ETA on this?. no hurry

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13-07-2008, 05:37 PM	#1
bizzel Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Durham Posts: 427 Thanks: 47 Thanked 74 Times in 23 Posts Rep Power: 16	Who loves you, baby? I do, so here's a present for you. I know AUP Informant is far from perfect, let's have a quick look at the issues: Requires messing with a config file No MSI for deployment No CC3 package Not always possible to give staff and students different policies Limited choice of when to show policies Well I've been busy and I should have a beta version of AUP Informant 2 and AUP Informant Policy Server (AIPS) ready for you in the holidays! What's new? Read on... The app is now split into two parts, the client which displays the policies on the local machine and the server, where you can configure settings. That means no more configuration, just deploy the MSI or CC3 package (I can make both of them now) and off you go! You can set three types of policy in AUP Informant 2, one for staff, one for students and a generic policy for any other type of user (maybe guest users, temp staff, etc). You can also now choose when the policy is shown and you have a lot more options open to you. No huge changes to the email notifications here, just an option to have multiple recipients, which never hurts. Saving the best for last. Yep, that's Active Directory integration right there (or it would be if the screenshot wasn't on my home machine). Assign policies to groups, individual users or entire domains! What else would you like to see? Get your ideas in early and I'll see what I can do!

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mcloum Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hull, UK Posts: 85 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Rep Power: 4	looks great Looks great, i mentioned this to my line manager today as its something i need to get nailed down before the academy comes along. Maybe an option would be (for ISA server users at least) to add the users to a security group which is denied access on the firewall if they decline the AUP. And remove them if they agree? That would be helpful to me at least. Looking forward to testing this. Mike

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Who loves you, baby?

13-07-2008, 06:12 PM	#2
strawberry Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 744 Thanks: 21 Thanked 32 Times in 32 Posts Rep Power: 10	<- Bizzel, the mac daddy of coolio software.

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GrumbleDook Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kettering, Northants Posts: 4,946 Thanks: 50 Thanked 190 Times in 99 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 49	Looking good. I'll point it out at the next local meeting (September)

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Sylv3r Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Co. Durham Posts: 1,005 Thanks: 24 Thanked 42 Times in 30 Posts Rep Power: 16	Looks real good - i'll give it a play once it gets a full release.

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Hightower Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cloud 9 Posts: 627 Thanks: 32 Thanked 18 Times in 16 Posts Rep Power: 6	@Bizzel - That's some good sh*t there! Can't wait for the release

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SteveMC Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Isle of Wight, UK Posts: 68 Thanks: 7 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts Rep Power: 7	Looking great - I've shown the current version to a couple of schools we support, and they really like it. Just got to get them to finish their actual policies now

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bizzel Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Durham Posts: 427 Thanks: 47 Thanked 74 Times in 23 Posts Rep Power: 16	I forgot to mention, a new option is to disable the account in active directory if the user declines the policy. You can use that if you're feeling particularly nasty!

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GrumbleDook Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kettering, Northants Posts: 4,946 Thanks: 50 Thanked 190 Times in 99 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 49	That would work for us as we map our Smoothwall groups against security groups in AD ... move the group and they get a more restrictive internet account :-D

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Theblacksheep Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 101 Thanks: 9 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Rep Power: 2	WOW! you have been putting some work in! Looking great! Its been interesting to see AUP in action. It been qute funny the students that decline it by default! As for some requests as its in development: It would be great to have a custom message box dialogues that can be chosen to display after both 'accept' and 'deny' options. It would also be great to choose an option on 'deny': Message, log-off, log-off and reshow AUP (so decline logs off again), limit account, nothing etc.

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strawberry Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 744 Thanks: 21 Thanked 32 Times in 32 Posts Rep Power: 10	is there an ETA on this?. no hurry