UCSF IT Technology

CipherCloud makes UCSF Box and Office 365 safe for storing restricted data (e.g., PHI, PII, PCI, FERPA). This page provides a CipherCloud overview and FAQ.

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When people say "GitHub" they are often talking about the free public world-readable site at www.github.com. That's NOT what we're talking about here. Instead, UCSF has licensed its own secure internal version of GitHub Enterprise, and it lives at git.ucsf.edu.

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• Hosting & Computing

GlobalProtect VPN allows users outside of the UCSF directly connected internal network to access restricted resources at UCSF (e.g., connecting to file shares, servers, desktops). The system provides a fully encrypted connection between the client device (laptop, smartphone, tablet, etc.) and the UCSF network providing access identical to systems connected via wired or wireless within UCSF facility.

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The UCSFguest wireless network is available wherever the protected UCSFwpa network can be found. This enables people without UCSF network accounts to access basic Campus, Medical Center and internet resources.The UCSFguest wireless network may be used by anyone visiting UCSF (including patients and patient families) who is related to UCSF business or services.

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eduroam (education roaming) is the secure worldwide federated network access service developed for the international research and education community.For the traveler:

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Blue Coat is a tool to keep people away from dangerous websites. When a computing device on the Medical Center network tries to access a website that falls under the Phishing, Botnets or Spam categories, the user will be redirected to a custom exception page indicating that the website is blocked.

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• Network & Wireless

The UCSFwpa wireless service provides protected communications to Campus and Medical Center resources and networks. It is widely available in clinical, research and administrative buildings.The UCSFwpa wireless network supports most wireless devices using 802.11a/b/g/n. It is the recommended method of network access at most UCSF locations. This service is available to faculty, staff, learners and affiliates with Active Directory (AD) accounts. 

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