At a glance
Leicester City Council is responsible for an estimated 770,000 people living within the city boundary. For file sharing across various departments, the council utilises Avco’s AnyComms Plus. The result is dependable and secure transfer between departments for sensitive data.
The Problem
The council wanted to take advantage of the Internet to broaden the availability of AnyComms file transfer so that it could be made available to any computer with a compatible web browser, irrespective of the system architecture or operating system. The application had to maintain the same level of security as, and had to be compatible with, the existing AnyComms, in order to allow a seamless transition between the two applications.
The Approach
Avco developed AnyComms Plus with all of these requirements in mind. AnyComms Plus can be administered by one or more people, allowing shared responsibility and delegation of duties in the case of absence as a result of illness or holidays. It has no requirement for other components such as ActiveX, so it can be configured without technical intervention. Administrators and other users are controlled through the system’s own database. Each user has a login ID and a password. The system allows for “three strikes and out” configuration so that user accounts can be locked after three failed login attempts. If a user loses their login details, the Administrator can retrieve them from the database on the user’s behalf. Only registered users have access to the system. The system also incorporates automatic email notification to advise users that their files have been delivered or collected. The use of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol provides security through 128-bit encryption.
