Re: EdConnect Software Anyone?

[Vik Solem <vik.solem () TUFTS EDU>]

Hi Dan,

I'm concerned because I don't see specific information about the
security of the application on the web site.  Perhaps I'm missing it
on the site, but I still have questions like the folllowing.
  Is the data encrypted in transit?
  Is the data encrypted at rest?
  Can the application be run by a user who is neither a Power User
nor an Administrator of the local system?
  I was told that it uses FTP to transfer data.  Is this true?
Is there some part of the web site (perhaps I missed it) where I could
find answers to these kinds of questions?

-Vik



On Mar 17, 2009, at 16:42 , Dan Johnson wrote:

> Hi Vik,
>
> Our Financial Aid department uses this software and the client
> encrypts the connection natively.
>
> More references: https://www.fsadownload.ed.gov/index.htm
>
> Dan
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vik Solem" <vik.solem () TUFTS EDU>
> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 1:40:47 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: [SECURITY] EdConnect Software Anyone?
>
> We'd like to know if folks are having any security issues with the use
> if EdConnect software for processing PEL grants.
>
> Since we "do business" in Massachusetts (we're located in Mass.) we're
> very concerned about the new data privacy laws here, but we're also
> interested in any information that folks can share about using this
> software securely.
>
> -Vik
>
> Vik Solem,     Sr. Applications Risk Consultant
> Tufts University UIT
> 617-627-4326,     vik.solem () tufts edu

-Vik

Vik Solem,     Sr. Applications Risk Consultant
Tufts University UIT
617-627-4326,     vik.solem () tufts edu