Speedera unveils access control for CDN content

Content delivery network provider Speedera this week unveiled its latest security service: a tool that enables Web site administrators to control who can manipulate content on the network.

The service, called SpeedEye Access Manager, is designed for organizations with complex Web site administration needs, the company says.

"Where you have multiple administrators -- multiple IT staffers -- who are working on a site or collection of sites… they need security access rights that are appropriate to their roles," says Gordon Smith, Speedera vice president of marketing. "That's what SpeedEye Access Manager provides."

The security services are available through SpeedEye, Speedera's monitoring and management user interface. Site administrators can set up and modify user access rights through SpeedEye without requiring help from Speedera.

Access rights can be defined in a variety of ways, such as by location or business unit. Administrators can grant a user access to reports on streaming media, for instance, while another could upload content and also see reports on wider Web site activity.

"It's to protect the content to ensure that incorrect versions of new documents or new files don't inadvertently get loaded or that valid ones don't get deleted," says Smith. "It's to ensure that users see only the reports that they're entitled to see. It's to provide accountability so you can track what's been done to the site and by whom."

Speedera already offers several security services, including security for streaming, content delivery and download services. SpeedEye Access Manager "fills in the accountability and authentication piece of the puzzle," Smith says.

SpeedEye Access Manager is available now, and pricing starts at $750 per month.