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Date Published
Author
Randy Kau
Word count
517
Language
English
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None

Summary

In the context of increasing global cybercrime threats, many industries such as financial services, oil and gas, government, and healthcare use air-gapped networks to protect sensitive data by isolating systems from external connections. The JFrog DevOps Platform offers a secure air gap distribution solution as part of its self-hosted Enterprise+ plan, enabling the safe transfer of traceable software releases between disconnected networks. This is achieved through JFrog Distribution's release bundles, which include all necessary artifacts and metadata, signed with a GPG encryption key for added security. These bundles are exported from Artifactory to an archive file, transferred via external devices like USB drives, and imported into the air-gapped network, ensuring that only verified and immutable software runs within these secure environments. The platform allows organizations to maintain security while delivering trusted software updates without network connections, addressing critical security concerns for air-gapped environments.