Tripwire for Servers is a great choice for IT organizations needing configuration audit & control to enforce change policies on servers and desktops. Able to detect and analyze pinpoint changes to system and configuration files, Tripwire for Servers enables IT staff to determine what changed, when it changed, how it changed, who changed it – and to roll servers back to a known and trusted state if the change was not authorized or desired.

With Tripwire for Servers and Tripwire Manager, You Are Able to:

• Securely monitor thousands of Tripwire for Servers installations with Tripwire Manager using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for authentication and data encryption protection for all communication between Tripwire Manager and each Tripwire for Servers installation
• Access and export (in HTML, XML, plain text) reports for easy viewing and identifying critical integrity violations
• Define and create a "golden build" (a known, good server state) and use Tripwire Manager to distribute it to any number of machines and compare against this build
• Create or edit policy files and distribute them across the network in minutes
• Take advantage of multi-vendor support (most standard enterprise platforms) for server monitoring and detecting change in all critical operating environments

Configuration control essential to compliance and security, change and configuration automation, CMDB initiatives and availability.

Tripwire for Servers is a server-specific solution for these top priority IT challenges.

1. Compliance and Security. By operating independently and providing an unbiased accounting of change activity and policy exceptions, Tripwire for Servers ensures compliance to internal IT policies and external governance regulations. Tripwire for Servers provides visibility of all changes to server configurations exposing unauthorized changes, helping you mitigate risks and lower IT costs. With growing audit requirements impacting both business and governmental bodies, Tripwire for Servers can minimize the disruptions and costs you can incur during audit preparation and on-going compliance reporting and disclosure cycles.
   
   
2. CMDB Initiatives. Tripwire for Servers enhances CMDB data with federated change detail and history. Accelerate your ITIL/ITSM initiatives by ensuring all file server changes are authorized and configurations conform to policy. By starting with servers in a known and trusted state you can ensure the accuracy of the data in the CMDB. Any changes detected can then be reflected in the CMDB ensuring the integrity of the data.
   
   
3. Change and Configuration Automation. In addition to ensuring systems are in a known and trusted state, Tripwire for Servers can ensure all changes are made through desired tools and processes. Identify undesired configurations and ensure they are remediated. Reduce unplanned work by discovering out-of-band changes.
   
   
4. Availability. Tripwire for Servers detects and alerts you to server file and directory changes – whether from external intrusion, malicious tampering, or accident – and enables rapid system comparison to ensure that new software or patches have rolled out properly. Rapid discovery of changes results in reduced outages and recovery times, minimizing their impact and maximizing service levels. As a result, Tripwire for Servers improves operational stability and system availability.