LEO roars into the future: SmartPass software no longer required.Users asked for it, and LEO has delivered. Law Enforcement Online (LEO) will implement a new authentication method. With an end-to-end encrypted tunnel, the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. System enables, controls, and secures the extended enterprise with innovative identity-driven access gateways. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The SSL System To provide anytime, anywhere secure information sharing See data conferencing. among law enforcement officials, LEO will migrate its users to a clientless virtual private network (VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. ) solution. The existing VPN solution requires V-ONE SmartPass or client software installed on end-users' systems. Client software poses a number of issues for the end users that ultimately prevents them from accessing the network. As a remedy, LEO has created the SSL Solution to help those law enforcement entities that have encountered difficulties due to VPN SmartPass conflicts. LEO--a global, virtual, and private network provided by the FBI to all levels of the law enforcement, criminal justice, and public safety communities--is an anytime, anywhere system for secure dissemination of sensitive but unclassified The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. (SBU SBU St. Bonaventure University (St. Bonaventure, New York) SBU Stony Brook University (State University of New York) SBU Southwest Baptist University (Bolivar, MO) ) information. (1) LEO provides its members a free, state-of-the-practice, secure, Internet-based communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. . Accordingly, members use LEO to support investigative operations, send notifications and alerts, and remotely access a wide variety of law enforcement and intelligence systems and resources. Continued enhancements to LEO improve the functionalities of the system's tools and provide the most advanced services and applications to its members. LEO maintains a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week help desk to assist with membership needs. Such customer-oriented service, combined with state-of-the-practice technologies, helps fulfill the FBI's mission to provide immediate dissemination of SBU information across agency boundaries. Membership Requirements LEO is limited to persons duly employed by a law enforcement, criminal justice, or public safety organization and whose position requires secure communication with other agencies. (2) As an information-sharing forum, LEO encourages all members to contribute information in their area of expertise. To request a membership application or obtain additional information, contact the LEO Program Office at 202-324-8833, 202-324-3364 (fax), or leoprogramoffice@leo.gov. Endnotes (1) For additional information about LEO and the services it offers, see Lesley G. Koestner, "Law Enforcement Online: Facing the Challenges of Katrina," FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin is published monthly by the FBI Law Enforcement Communication Unit[1], with articles of interest to state and local law enforcement personnel. , February 2006, 1-6. (2) The LEO Program Office must be notified immediately upon separation of a member from an agency. Special Agent Koestner serves in the LEO Operations Unit, Law Enforcement Services Development and Liaison Branch, of the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division The Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS) is a division of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). A computerized criminal justice information system that is a counterpart of FBI’s National Crime Information Center (NCIC) in in Clarksburg, West Virginia Clarksburg is a city in Harrison County, West Virginia, U.S. The population was 16,743 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Harrison CountyGR6. . |
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