Description
The Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) is seeking information on industry solutions for a centralized platform to manage the complete life cycle of Network Access Control Lists (ACLs). The platform should provide governance, automation, and operational efficiency across a multi-vendor environment. The solution should support multi-vendor device management, ACL life cycle management, governance and workflow automation, security analysis and compliance, and centralized inventory, reporting, and visualization. The laboratory is looking for a comprehensive and integrated platform that can address these key areas and provide a systematic process for managing ACLs.
• The solution should provide native, out-of-the-box support for managing ACLs on a heterogeneous set of network and security devices.
• The solution should facilitate each phase of the ACL life cycle, including request, assessment, implementation, renewal, and decommissioning.
• The solution should enable the creation and enforcement of customizable workflows for all life cycle phases.
• The solution should provide tools to aid in the security review of ACLs and support checks against industry and organizational security policies and compliance standards.
• The solution should maintain a comprehensive and immutable audit log of all activities.