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Compliance category
AirWatch (Mobile Device Management)
Provides device management capabilities, including convenient configuration, self-service tools, and enhanced protection.
AirWatch (Mobile Device Management)
AirWatch (Mobile Device Management)
Compliance category
BigFix Client
Recommended software that helps ensure your computer has the latest operating system security updates.
Compliance category
Device Enrollment
Launches questionnaire to gather basic information about your device and associates the device with the person responsible for its data security.
File Transfer category
Fetch
Provides secure access to your AFS files for Mac OS X 10.7 and later.
Productivity category
Form Builder (Web Forms Service)
Makes contact forms, short surveys and polls, instructor evaluations, and other forms, free of charge.
Form Builder (Web Forms Service)
Form Builder (Web Forms Service)
Productivity category
Google Drive
Cloud storage service that is also the home of Google Docs amd G Suite.
Networks and Connectivity category
Kerberos
Provides authentication for various Stanford University Network (SUNet) services.
Networks and Connectivity category
LelandSSH
Allows Mac users to quickly establish SSH sessions using the Mac OS X Terminal application.
Productivity category
Lucidchart
Web-based flowchart and diagramming software. Log in with your Stanford G Suite (formerly Google Apps) account.
Productivity category
Microsoft Office
Provides Microsoft Office to Stanford faculty, staff and students.
ESS Productivity category
Microsoft Project Professional
Project management software for Stanford faculty and staff with full SUNet IDs on Stanford-owned computers.
Microsoft Project Professional
Productivity category
Microsoft Visio Professional
Diagramming software for Stanford faculty and staff with full SUNet IDs on Stanford-owned computers.
Productivity category
Office 365
Office 365 is a cloud-based email and calendaring service, hosted by Microsoft.
Productivity category
OneDrive for Business
OneDrive for Business, an integral part of Office 365, provides a place in the cloud where you can store, share, and sync your work files.
ESS File Transfer category
OpenAFS for Stanford
Makes it easy to access and save files stored in AFS without using an SFTP client.
Productivity category
Qualtrics (Survey Tool)
Easy-to-use, full-featured, web-based tool for creating and conducting online surveys.
File Transfer category
SecureCRT + SecureFX
Integrated secure terminal emulator and file transfer client.
ESS Compliance category
Stanford Anti-Malware
Consists of System Center Endpoint Protection (SCEP) and Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET).
Utilities category
Stanford Desktop Tools
Provides automatic software updates for site-licensed Stanford software.
Utilities category
Stanford Software Removal Tool
Provides an easy way to uninstall Stanford software.
Stanford Software Removal Tool
Compliance category
SWDE (Stanford Whole Disk Encryption)
Software to encrypt Windows and Mac computers and periodically report on encryption status. Required for computers that access High Risk Data.
SWDE (Stanford Whole Disk Encryption)
SWDE (Stanford Whole Disk Encryption)
Compliance category
VLRE (Very Lightweight Reporting Engine)
Provides encryption verification without requiring BigFix and periodically reports on the computer's encryption status.
VLRE (Very Lightweight Reporting Engine)
VLRE (Very Lightweight Reporting Engine)
Networks and Connectivity category
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
Lets you connect to Stanford's network as if you were on campus, making access to restricted services possible.
Utilities category
Windows Eraser
Lets you securely and permanently delete files from your Windows hard drive.
Collaboration category
Workgroup Manager
Lets Stanford community members define groups of community members for use in various online applications.