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Server Registration

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) is in the process of revising the server registration process. Currently servers that administer or share resources to multiple clients in a distributed network must be registered in order for the server to have Internet access through the WMU firewall. If you have servers that meet the above criteria, they must be registered. This will require you to re-register a server that had already been registered.

As part of the server registration process, all registered servers will be scanned, at minimum, on a quarterly basis, for network vulnerabilities. These scans are designed to help OIT network and systems staff identify and remediate any known vulnerabilities that may interrupt service to the WMU network environment. You are receiving this notice because, according to our records, you are listed as the administrator for the server(s) listed above.

When you fill out the server registration form, you will be asked to select a scheduled day/time for your server’s vulnerability scans. Please be advised, performing the vulnerability scan may cause interruptions to processes that may be running at the time the scan takes place. Please consider the following when selecting your schedule: a) customer inconvenience - the impact to your customers should the scan cause interruption(s), and b) administrator's availability - administrator's ability to respond should the need necessitate.

As the server administrator, you will receive a copy of the completed scan report. This report gives details on hosts that were scanned and issues that were found. Please review this report carefully. If there are issues identified as “warnings” or “serious”, you will be required to take necessary actions to rectify each issue and document corrective actions taken. Failure to do so may result in your server being removed from Internet access.

If you have any questions pertaining to this notice, the vulnerability scan, or to server registration in general, please contact OIT by sending an e-mail to oit-security@wmich.edu.

• Server Registration Policy
• Server Registration Form (Bronco NetID & password required)
  
  
• Server Registration Reports (restricted to OIT staff only)