OCS Inventory NG combines agent-based collection with a web console and database backend. Security should focus on agent trust, transport protection, and admin scope control.
¶ 1) Secure agent communication and inventory ingestion
- Use HTTPS between agents and server where supported.
- Validate agent registration and avoid accepting unknown hosts blindly.
- Restrict inventory submission endpoints by network policy.
- Monitor ingestion for abnormal host counts or repeated failed submissions.
¶ 2) Harden web administration and auth
- Restrict admin UI access to trusted management networks.
- Enforce strong passwords and least-privilege admin roles.
- Add rate limiting and brute-force protection for login endpoints.
- Disable default or unused admin accounts.
¶ 3) Protect backend data and maintenance flow
- Keep database services private and authenticated.
- Encrypt backups that include inventory and software audit data.
- Apply updates to OCS server components and runtime dependencies.
- Audit configuration changes and synchronization jobs.
- OCS Inventory NG documentation: https://wiki.ocsinventory-ng.org/
- OCS Inventory NG source organization: https://github.com/ocsinventory-ng
Any questions?
Feel free to contact us. Find all contact information on our contact page.