The iboss cloud provides unique source IP Address
identity in the cloud so that existing policies that rely on
them are maintained
When traffic leaves an organization's network
destined to the cloud, the source IP Address
of that traffic is uniquely associated with the
organization. These addresses are typically
assigned by the Internet Service Provider to
the organization. This IP is used to restrict
access to portals and connect to back-office
networks.
The unique association between the source
IP Address and an organization's identity on
the Internet has become an important aspect
for integration due it's use by IT departments
to connect vendors and technology
integrations. IT teams provide these IP
Addresses to thirdparties
to connect the
organization's network and provide access to
the resources provided by the third-party.
When moving to a cloud-based gateway platform, typically the ability to maintain unique source IP
presence in the cloud is lost. For example, if a user is mobile and being protected at a coffee shop, as
they access the Internet, the outside world may not see that user as belonging to the organization
because the source IP is mapped to the coffee shop and not the organization itself. This can be
challenging and put IT departments in a predicament as they look at migrating from on-prem Web
Gateway appliances to a cloud-based gateway platform.
With the iboss cloud, each customer gets dedicated source cloud IP Addresses which are associated
with the organization. Because of this, any data traversing the global cloud gateways in iboss cloud will
have a uniquely associated IP Address that can be mapped to the organization. This means that users
always appear to be accessing the Internet from within the organization regardless of whether they're
in the office or on the road. This preserves the critical co