Secure

GoScan is MIL-SPEC Secure

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Documents have to be secure when moved from one place to another. GoScan provides secure transmission and encryption of image files from the remote site to the central server. Secure transmission and encryption ensure compliance with rules and regulations and provides worry free operation for users and IT departments.

Summary

Security in GoScan Lite ("GSL") and GoScan ("GS") has two available security safeguards. The first is a secure transmission method and the second is encryption. If GSL or GS are used by themselves outside a firewall to transmit images to destination within a firewall, only secure transmission is available via HTTPS, FTPS or a custom webservice.

If GSL or GS are transmitting images outside a firewall to GoScan Workgroup ("GSW") or GoScan Enterprise ("GSE") then secure transmission is augmented by encryption as described below. GoScan encryption adheres to MIL-SPEC standards as defined by the DOD.

Background

Public networks such as the Internet do not provide a means of secure communication between entities. Communication over such networks is susceptible to being read or even modified by unauthorized third parties. In addition to file encryption and encryption on a local disk, cryptography helps you create a secure means of communication over otherwise insecure channels, providing data integrity and authentication.

GoScan instantiates objects of an encryption algorithm class and generates the security keys programmatically - no user intervention is required.

Cryptography helps protect data from being viewed or modified and helps provide a secure means of communication over otherwise insecure channels. For example, GoScan data can be encrypted using a cryptographic algorithm, transmitted in an encrypted state, and later decrypted by the GoScan Server. If a third party intercepts the encrypted data, it will be difficult to decipher.

In a typical GoScan situation where cryptography is used, multiple workstations are used to communicate to the GoScan Server over an insecure channel. GoScan ensures that communication remains incomprehensible by anyone who might be listening.

Furthermore, because GoScan workstations may operate in remote locations, GoScan Server must be sure that the information received has not been modified by anyone during transmission. In addition, GoScan Server must be sure that the information really does originate from an authentic GoScan workstation and not from someone impersonating GoScan

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