Infoblox invented network identity appliances, which deliver reliable, scalable, manageable, and secure services including DNS, DHCP, RADIUS, TFTP, and IPAM. The integrated Infoblox approach combines the power of appliance-based, nonstop local service delivery with the benefits of advanced distributed database technology to provide consolidated management with unparalleled visibility, control and availability.

Network identity services deliver and manage critical data that map the relationships among users, their IP- connected devices, their privileges, and network resources such as IP addresses, and include: Naming services via Domain Name System (DNS); Addressing services via Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP); Network visibility and control via IP address management (IPAM); Authentication, authorization and accounting services via Remote Access Dial-in User Service (RADIUS); Additional services provide centralized time synchronization via Network Time Protocol (NTP) and file delivery services via Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) for providing devices such as phones, RFID readers, IP cameras, and other devices with up-to-date software and configuration data.

THE PROBLEMS INFOBLOX SOLVE

Network identity services are found in every IP network and are key to enterprise applications such as ERP and CRM, as well as to the most basic network applications like e-mail and web services. As the number of IP-based devices continues to skyrocket, the stress on network identity systems and those who manage them is increasing. At the same time, the rate of change of network identity data – for example, the continuous changes in IP addresses as users roam with mobile devices – requires highly dynamic systems that can cope with rapid change without errors or data loss. Network identity services also play a key role in ensuring network security and maintaining compliance. As a result, ensuring high availability and simplifying management of network identity services is now a top IT priority.

Infoblox solutions combine the power of nonstop local service delivery with the benefits of consolidated management and control: The appliance platforms and NIOS™ operating system software address the need for easy deployment of secure, reliable network identity services; and Infoblox ID grid technology addresses the need to distribute appliances to ensure local survivability and performance with simplified, centralized management, service availability, and guaranteed data integrity system-wide.

Infoblox solutions are used to support key network applications, including:

• External name resolution (DNS)
• Internal name resolution for Microsoft Active Directory (DNS)
• IP address management (DNS, DHCP)
• Addressing and file distribution for secure Voice over IP (DHCP, TFTP, NTP)
• Network Access Control (DHCP)

INFOBLOX PRODUCTS & SOLUTIONS

AT A GLANCE Founded: 1999, Chicago IL Units Shipped: 9,500+ Customers:1,500+ (over 30 Fortune 100 companies) Key Executives From: NetScreen, Network Appliance, Fortinet, HP, and Sun Microsystems Principal Investors: Sequoia Capital, Lehman Brothers, and Duchossois Technology Partners Worldwide Headquarters: 4750 Patrick Henry Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054 +1.408.625.4200 info@infoblox.com Infoblox Europe & Middle East: +32.3.218.21.22 sales-emea@infoblox.com Infoblox Asia & Latin America: +1.408.625.4337 sales-icon@infoblox.com The Infoblox family of network identity appliances are purpose-built, high-performance hardware devices that serve as the foundation of Infoblox solutions. Infoblox appliances ship standard with the proprietary, security-hardened Infoblox NIOS™ software, a high-performance, proprietary operating system and software platform that powers all Infoblox appliances. Software packages, which can be loaded on any Infoblox appliance , meet a range of requirements in standalone and distributed ID grid deployments. Upgrades and API-driven toolkits are available to extend the power of existing solutions. > More

DNSone® Package
The DNSone package delivers fully integrated DNS and DHCP services, TFTP services, RADIUS proxy, and IPAM functions. It is fully BIND-compliant and operates seamlessly in Microsoft Active Directory environments. > More

DNSone® with Keystone™ Package
The Keystone upgrade for the DNSone package enables the Infoblox grid module to unify a collection of Infoblox appliances into a seamless ID grid that provides unprecedented data integrity, performance and scalability, as well as system-wide real-time management and nonstop availability. > More

ID Aware™ DHCP Toolkit
The Infoblox ID Aware DHCP toolkit supports a range of applications that improve security and visibility on existing networks, and provides a robust foundation for NAC implementations. It delivers applications such as “guest access” out of the box and can be enhanced at will to add the full range of NAC services from a wide range of vendors. > More

Integration Package for Lucent VitalQIP® Software
The Infoblox appliance solution for VitalQIP software combines Infoblox’s network appliance and distributed grid management technologies with Lucent’s VitalQIP IP address management software. The joint solution yields scalability, management, security, and cost reduction advantages. > More

Network Services for Authentication Package
The Infoblox Network Services for Authentication package provides reliable and highly available authentication services for network devices using 802.1X to control user access. By merging standards-based RADIUS authentication services with Infoblox ID grid technology, extended enterprises now have the ability to distribute reliable, secure, nonstop authentication services throughout their organizations easily and securely. > More

Network Services for VoIP Package
The Infoblox Network Services for VoIP package provides a simple, manageable, and highly available solution that can help network and telephony administrators achieve the reliability and service levels experienced with legacy telephony environments—with dramatically less effort. Delivering critical IP telephony services such as DHCP, TFTP/HTTP, NTP, and troubleshooting tools on purpose-built network appliances linked into a unified ID grid, the Infoblox solution increases the overall reliability and manageability of any VoIP implementation. > More

Network Services Suite
The Network Services Suite is a software package available for Infoblox appliances that provides a full complement of core network services, delivering support for a comprehensive range of applications. The Network Services Suite also includes the Infloblox grid module, which connects distributed appliances into unified ID grids that provide unparalleled management, control, visibility, and service resiliency. > More

Control Network Access Now and Build a Solid NAC Foundation

THE ID AWARE™ DHCP SOLUTION FROM INFOBLOX DELIVERS "GUEST ACCESS" CONTROL AND PROVIDES A ROBUST FOUNDATION FOR YOUR NETWORK ACCESS CONTROL (NAC) DEPLOYMENT

Nearly every IP network relies on DHCP services to provide IP addresses to devices. Intelligent control over IP address assignment is therefore a critical part of any strategy for limiting network access to known users and compliant end devices.

The Infoblox ID Aware DHCP solution works with DHCP services on Infoblox appliances to provide basic NAC functions in conjunction with your existing authentication and network infrastructure. The ID Aware solution can also optionally integrate with a wide range of third-party solutions for endpoint policy assessment and enforcement. It can make an immediate improvement in network security and compliance and is a lasting investment that provides critical services required by any NAC implementation.

The Infoblox ID Aware DHCP toolkit enables user identity (and, optionally, endpoint state information) to direct the operation of DHCP services and supports a number of applications, including:

• Guest access: Restricts access by unknown devices and users in guest areas and conference rooms to a “guest” or quarantined VLAN without requiring any additional network infrastructure or third-party systems.
• Authenticated DHCP: Provides IP addresses on the production network only to devices whose users have been registered in the Infoblox appliance database following user authentication against RADIUS, LDAP, or other enterprise directories.
• Endpoint policy assessment and remediation: Integrates with products from Infoblox partners to scan end devices in quarantine, compare their status with security policies, and bring them into compliance before issuing a production IP address.

The ID Aware DHCP solution is compatible with any network infrastructure and supports both managed and unmanaged endpoints. It supports enforcement of network quarantine and access restrictions via multiple methods, including ACLs and dynamic control of VLAN assignments on network routers and switches. Because it integrates with enterprise directories and with Infoblox DHCP services, the ID Aware solution provides the unique ability for the Infoblox appliances to assemble and maintain real-time and historical data that correlate user identity, device, and IP address information. This information can be accessed via the ID Aware portal by NAC products and solutions from a wide variety of vendors to support advanced endpoint security, policy enforcement, and compliance reporting applications. It can even be used to detect rogue devices that attempt to bypass the system.