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The Periscope Dashboard software was developed to run as a "Service" on any instance of Niagara 4.X + or as an application on SkySpark 3.X +. Periscope is provided to customers in the form of a compiled .JAR file (Niagara module) or as a .POD for SkySpark, along with a corresponding license file that must also be installed on the client's server where Niagara or SkySpark resides. As Periscope requires no outside internet access (unless it is being hosted by a 3rd party), Niagara and/or SkySpark therefore serve as the primary software platforms that must be scrutinized to ensure network security is not compromised in any way.
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