Whitepaper WPS Parking Solutions Hoevenweg 11 5652 AW EIndhoven T +31 (0)40 250 91 11, info@wps-nl.com, www.wpsparkingsolutions.com T +31(0)40 250 91 11, E info@wps-nl.com, W www.wpsparkingsolutions.com 1
Today, security must become a standard part of the Parking Management System. With the rapid development of information technology also more threats are created. Therefor it is vital to set an adequate and subsequent security policy, however, these are often very complex. WPS Parking Solutions takes security as an integral part along in the architectural design of their Parking Management System. With LDAP, security is a logical part of the Parking Management System. LDAP stands for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol and is basically an active directory with users. Lots of people are already familiar with LDAP because basiccaly every corporate account to logs in based on this protocol. The connection of the corporate LDAP Active Directory and the Parking Management system is one exceeding all industry standards To integrate in our Parking Management system, we have taken into account several suppositions: Proven Technology Given the importance of the security of your Parking Management System WPS Parking Solutions only uses technologies that offer continuity and have proved their value in practice. This relates to a select number of solutions that, in cooperation with each other have been tested. In this way, both the operation now and in the future, is ensured and support for the entire parking operation is guaranteed. Next Generation Security for Parking Systems WPS Parking Solutions uses various technologies to achieve an effective protection of your parking management system. This is done via a combination of conventional techniques and new security techniques. The connection of the corporate LDAP Ac tive Directory and the Parking Management system is one exceeding all industry standards. T +31(0)40 250 91 11, E info@wps-nl.com, W www.wpsparkingsolutions.com 3
From small to large PMS Before LDAP security was integrated in the local ParkiD system (WPS Parking Management software). Local integration resulted in the fact that not always the proper rights were set up for personnel and customers. Besides, WPS have designed default permission roles in the local parking management system that works very well for smaller organizations. In large organizations, the risk of having default permissions could result in security issues. WPS came up with a solution. The solution to overcome the security issues for larger parking management system was found in the central configuration of users, groups and permissions Solution The solution to overcome the security issues for larger parking management system was found in the central configuration of users, groups and permissions via a domain controller, active directory and LDAP. Domain controllers and active directory The Domain controller is a server in a network that responds to security authentications request. Authentication request can be for example logins. The domain controller checks the permissions of the person login into the system. The active directory domain controller authecticates and autorises all users in the domain type network assigning and enfocing security policies for all users and computers. Advantages The most important advantage of having an active directory LDAP is the central administration. Users and groups can be managed centrally as well as the permissions and user rights over the users and groups. Within that system, you can enable or disable users with one click. The active directory LDAP can also be configurated with password enforcement for 90 days to ensure optimal security. T +31(0)40 250 91 11, E info@wps-nl.com, W www.wpsparkingsolutions.com 5
One Security A complete protection of your infrastructure consists of a combination of several building blocks. These elements generate an enormous amount of data with a low and high priority. There is often a difficult relationship between different incidents and threats to get a good understanding. The LDAP security solution of WPS Parking Solutions make the relationship between different events and alerts transparent and give a clear picture of the security status of your Parking Management System. Datacenters The data centre infrastructures have changed incrementally in the last years and therefor have become more complex. Virtualization of servers, storage and networks only increased and created many security challenges. In addition, more and new types of threats appeared. The Active Directory LDAP solution of WPS Parking Solutions provide an integrated whole to address these challenges effectively. Types of security WPS Parking Solutions offers a security solution combining the corporate IT infrastructure and the parking management system. In practice, most corporations have their own active directory LDAP which can be easily integrated with the parking management system. Thanks to the large number of infrastructure projects that WPS Parking Solutions performs, we constantly create new experiences Connections in ParkiD To setup an Active Directory in our Parking Management Software ParkiD in the setup screen we have a server detail block, a user detail block and a group block. The server block displays the sections on the server where the users and groups can be found. The user detail screen contains parameters that are linked to what is called attributes. The parameter describes the exact word that matches characteristics in the Active Directory. The Group detail block contains the details about where the group can be found and which parameters are relevant for the groups. Continues improvement The developments within the security landscape are rapidly successing. Thanks to the large number of infrastructure projects that WPS Parking Solutions performs, we constantly create new experiences. This way we stay informed of the latest developments in the infrastructure security. On the basis of this experience, the building blocks of LDAP continually developed and when necessary, new building blocks are added. Thanks to Active Directory LDAP of WPS Parking Solutions you remain assured of a secure parking management system. The groups that are created within the Active Directory contain users who are administrated by the client company. ParkiD only connects the LDAP groups of the company to the local PMS roles. This way a user can have certain permissions in the Parking Management Sytem, depending on the group he or she is administrated in. 6 T +31(0)40 250 91 11, E info@wps-nl.com, W www.wpsparkingsolutions.com 7
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