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Secure Environment

This article applies to: Managing Vendors and Consultants

Secure environment for administrative access

Application administrators are required to use secure environments to carry out administrative operations and tasks.

  • These environments require users to be either on-campus or using the Cornell secure VPN. 
  • Access to external services (web, email,...) is not allowed from these systems. 
  • Web access is restricted to Cornell campus services, and should only be used for secure transfers and operations (example: Cornell Secure File Transfer). 

Secure environment for controlled consultant access

Controlled environments allow outside consultants and contractors secure access to approved and authorized systems. 

  • These environments require users to be either on-campus or using the Cornell secure VPN. 
  • Access to external services (web, email,...) is not allowed from these systems. 
  • Web access is restricted to Cornell campus services, and should only be used for secure transfers and operations (example: Cornell Secure File Transfer). 

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