It’s been a while since the last mail and so much is going on. Last week, we released the latest version of Manageability Commander Web Edition with many new improvements. For people who have not noticed yet, a lot of the world has switched to the web and web applications are huge. Intel AMT is taking steps to fully support the web and this starts with a entirely web based Intel AMT console. The latest version of Manageability Commander is entirely built in Javascript. This is, to say it lightly, the future and where Intel AMT is headed.
The new Manageability Commander Web Edition has plenty of new improvements, and here are just a few:
- Full wireless configuration. You can now add, remove and view wireless profiles and configure Intel AMT wireless state.
- Kerberos User Management. You can now add, remove and view Kerberos users using the user’s SID.
- Computer name & domain. You can new set the computer’s Intel AMT name and domain.
- New Debug SKU. Commander can now be compiled with console debug output for assist in development.
- Smaller code. We dropped the code size a bit by replacing MD5 with a slower, but smaller version along with other changes.
What is probably more crazy in this release is the all new Interceptor. A Intel AMT management man-in-the-middle component built in C#. This never before built module sits between a management console and Intel AMT, fully understands all WSMAN and Redirection traffic and can change the traffic on the fly! Why is this beneficial and not an evil plot to intercept traffic? Because we can use this on trusted servers to add server-side Intel AMT credentials and in the future audit operations, record KVM sessions and more. As you see in the diagram below, Manageability Commander hosted within IIS can login to remote Intel AMT machines even if the browser/user does not know (and can’t know) the Intel AMT credentials. This has plenty of benefits.
Feel free to download and give Manageability Commander Web Edition a try. It’s still an early version: http://opentools.homeip.net/open-manageability/web-management. Big thanks for Kevin Wang for all his help with samples and Kerberos support.
Feedback appreciated,
Ylian Saint-Hilaire
info.meshcentral.com
Manageability Commander Web Edition has a lot of improvements.
Move Intel AMT configuration options, live power polling, wireless and more.
The all new Interceptor is the first a man-in-the-middle component for Intel AMT.
Understands both HTTP/WSMAN and Intel AMT redirection protocol.
Can swap-in Intel AMT digest & Kerberos credentials on the fly.
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