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GSi Remote Worker Service

By OGCbuying.solutions

The Cable&Wireless GSi Remote Worker Service (RWS) offered through OGCbuying.solutions is specifically designed for secure remote access via an Internet Connection. RWS enables you to offer flexible working to staff - including home and mobile access.

Benefits of the service include:

  • Full support for home based broadband (DSL/Cable), GPRS, 3G and dialup
  • PDA approved to protect data up to RESTRICTED.
  • CESG approved Barron McCann X-Kryptor hardware appliance and software client.
  • Scaleable managed service supported 24/7 by our experienced technical team
  • Optional fault tolerant 'Resilient Mode'
  • Remote connections are delivered via your existing GSi router and bandwidth and uses existing network assets
  • Flexibility with authentication options
  • Local control of authentication ensures data integrity

Technical Overview

The GSi Remote Worker Service offers a straightforward solution using commonly available and low cost broadband connections, and is already in use by many government departments today.

Users connect over the Internet to an X-Kryptor secure gateway hosted within the GSi Data Centre. User network traffic is passed to the customer's site over their existing GSi connection.

Technical Overview Diagram

Secure Solution

The GSi Remote Worker Service provides a secure connection between remote users and the GSi by using the X-Kryptor Secure VPN client and gateway from Barron McCann.

The X-Kryptor secure VPN client and gateway has been independently approved by the national technical authority for information assurance, CESG, under the CAPS approval scheme. The GSi Remote Worker Service allows you users to work with document protectively marked up to RESTRICTED.

If you would like more information, including more technical detail please contact the GSi team at gsi@ogcbs.gsi.gov.uk.

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