NetBackup and Veritas Appliances Hardening Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (10.3, 5.3, 4.0), NetBackup (10.3, 5.3, 4.0)
Platform: Flex Appliance OS,NetBackup Appliance OS,Linux,Windows,UNIX
  1. Top recommendations to improve your NetBackup and Veritas appliances security posture
    1.  
      Introduction
    2.  
      Keeping all systems and software updated
    3.  
      Enabling multifactor authentication
    4.  
      Enabling multiperson authorization
    5.  
      Increasing the security level
    6.  
      Implementing an immutable data vault
    7.  
      Securing credentials
    8.  
      Reducing network exposure
    9.  
      Enabling encryption
    10.  
      Enabling catalog protection
    11.  
      Enabling malware scanning and anomaly detection
    12.  
      Enabling security observability
    13.  
      Restricting user access
    14.  
      Configuring a sign-in banner
  2. Steps to protect Flex Appliance
    1.  
      About Flex Appliance hardening
    2. Managing multifactor authentication
      1.  
        Configuring or reconfiguring multifactor authentication
      2.  
        Enforcing multifactor authentication
    3.  
      Configuring the multi-factor authentication on NetBackup primary and media server instance
    4.  
      Configuring the multi-factor authentication on NetBackup WORM storage server instance
    5. Managing single sign-on (SSO)
      1.  
        Managing identity providers (IDPs)
      2.  
        Importing single sign-on (SSO) users
    6.  
      Managing user authentication with smart cards or digital certificates
    7. About lockdown mode
      1.  
        Changing the lockdown mode
    8.  
      Using network access control
    9.  
      Using an external certificate
    10.  
      Forwarding logs
    11.  
      Creating a NetBackup WORM storage server instance
    12. Configuring an isolated recovery environment using the web UI
      1.  
        Configuring the allowed subnets
      2.  
        Configuring the reverse connections
      3.  
        Configuring the reverse replication schedule
      4.  
        Adding a replication operation to SLP at the production primary server
    13.  
      Protecting the NetBackup catalog on a WORM storage server
    14.  
      Using a sign-in banner
  3. Steps to protect NetBackup Appliance
    1.  
      About NetBackup Appliance hardening
    2.  
      About multifactor authentication
    3. About single sign-on (SSO) authentication and authorization
      1.  
        Configure single sign-on (SSO) for a NetBackup Appliance
    4. About authentication using smart cards and digital certificates
      1.  
        2FA
      2.  
        Smart card Authentication for NetBackup Web UI
      3.  
        Smart card authentication for NetBackup Appliance Web UI
      4.  
        Smart card authentication for NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu
      5.  
        Configure role-based access control
      6.  
        Configure authentication for a smart card or digital certificate for the NetBackup Web UI
    5.  
      Disable user access to the NetBackup appliance operating system
    6.  
      About Network Access Control
    7. About data encryption
      1.  
        KMS support
    8.  
      FIPS 140-2 conformance for NetBackup Appliance
    9.  
      About implementing external certificates
    10.  
      About antimalware protection
    11. About forwarding logs to an external server
      1.  
        Uploading certificates for TLS
      2.  
        Enabling log forwarding
    12.  
      Creating the appliance login banner
  4. Steps to protect NetBackup
    1.  
      About NetBackup hardening
    2. About multifactor authentication
      1.  
        Configure multi-factor authentication for your user account
      2.  
        Enforce multi-factor authentication for all users
    3. Configure NetBackup for single sign-on (SSO)
      1.  
        Configure the SAML KeyStore
      2.  
        Configure the SAML keystore and add and enable the IDP configuration
      3.  
        Enroll the NetBackup primary server with the IDP
    4. Configure user authentication with smart cards or digital certificates
      1.  
        Configure smart card authentication with a domain
      2.  
        Configure smart card authentication without a domain
    5. Workflow to configure multi-person authorization for NetBackup operations
      1.  
        NetBackup operations that need multi-person authorization
      2.  
        RBAC roles and permissions for multi-person authorization
      3.  
        Configure multi-person authorization
    6. Access codes
      1.  
        Request CLI access through web UI authentication
      2.  
        Approve the CLI access request of another user
    7. Workflow to configure immutable and indelible data
      1.  
        About configuring disk pool storage
      2.  
        Use WORM setting
      3.  
        Creating a backup policy
    8. Add a configuration for an external CMS server
      1.  
        Add a credential for CyberArk
    9. Configuring an isolated recovery environment on a NetBackup BYO media server
      1.  
        Configuring A.I.R. for replicating backup images from production environment to IRE BYO environment
    10. About FIPS support in NetBackup
      1.  
        Enable FIPS mode on NetBackup during installation
      2.  
        Enable FIPS mode on a NetBackup host after installation
      3.  
        Enable FIPS mode for the NetBackup Authentication Broker service
      4.  
        Enable FIPS mode for the NetBackup Administration Console
      5.  
        NB_FIPS_MODE option for NetBackup servers and clients
    11.  
      Installing KMS
    12. Workflow for external KMS configuration
      1.  
        Validating KMS credentials
      2.  
        Configuring KMS credentials
      3.  
        Configuring KMS
      4.  
        Creating keys in an external KMS
      5. Workflow to configure data-in-transit encryption
        1.  
          Configure the global data-in-transit encryption setting
        2. Configure the DTE mode on a client
          1.  
            DTE_CLIENT_MODE for clients
        3. How DTE configuration settings work in various NetBackup operations
          1.  
            Backup
          2.  
            Restore
          3.  
            MSDP backup, restore, and optimized duplication
          4.  
            Universal-Share policy backup
          5.  
            Catalog backup and recovery
          6.  
            Duplication
          7.  
            Synthetic backup
          8.  
            Verify
          9.  
            Import
          10.  
            Replication
        4.  
          Configure the DTE mode on the media server
        5. Modify the DTE mode on a backup image
          1.  
            DTE_IGNORE_IMAGE_MODE for NetBackup servers
    13. Workflow to use external certificates for NetBackup host communication
      1. About certificate revocation lists for external CA
        1.  
          How CRLs from ECA_CRL_PATH are used
        2.  
          How CRLs from CDP URLs are used
      2.  
        Configure an external certificate for the NetBackup web server
      3.  
        Configuring the primary server to use an external CA-signed certificate
      4. Configuring an external certificate for a clustered primary server
        1. Configuration options for external CA-signed certificates for a virtual name
          1.  
            CLUSTER_ECA_CERT_PATH for clustered primary server
          2.  
            CLUSTER_ECA_TRUST_STORE_PATH for clustered primary server
          3.  
            CLUSTER_ECA_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH for clustered primary server
          4.  
            CLUSTER_ECA_KEY_PASSPHRASEFILE for clustered primary server
      5. Configuring a NetBackup host (media server, client, or cluster node) to use an external CA-signed certificate after installation
        1.  
          Enrolling an external certificate for a remote host
      6. Configuration options for external CA-signed certificates
        1. ECA_CERT_PATH for NetBackup servers and clients
          1.  
            Specifying Windows certificate store for ECA_CERT_PATH
        2.  
          ECA_TRUST_STORE_PATH for NetBackup servers and clients
        3.  
          ECA_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH for NetBackup servers and clients
        4.  
          ECA_KEY_PASSPHRASEFILE for NetBackup servers and clients
        5.  
          ECA_CRL_CHECK for NetBackup servers and clients
        6.  
          ECA_CRL_PATH for NetBackup servers and clients
        7.  
          ECA_CRL_PATH_SYNC_HOURS for NetBackup servers and clients
        8.  
          ECA_CRL_REFRESH_HOURS for NetBackup servers and clients
        9.  
          ECA_DISABLE_AUTO_ENROLLMENT for NetBackup servers and clients
        10.  
          ECA_DR_BKUP_WIN_CERT_STORE for NetBackup servers and clients
        11.  
          MANAGE_WIN_CERT_STORE_PRIVATE_KEY option for NetBackup primary servers
    14.  
      Guidelines for managing the primary server NetBackup catalog
    15. About protecting the MSDP catalog
      1. About the MSDP shadow catalog
        1.  
          Changing the MSDP shadow catalog path
        2.  
          Changing the MSDP shadow catalog schedule
        3.  
          Changing the number of MSDP catalog shadow copies
      2.  
        About the MSDP catalog backup policy
    16. How to set up malware scanning
      1.  
        Prerequisites for a scan host
      2.  
        Configuring a new scan host pool
    17. About backup anomaly detection
      1.  
        Detecting backup anomalies on the primary server
      2.  
        Detecting backup anomalies on the media server
      3.  
        Configure backup anomaly detection settings
      4.  
        View backup anomalies
    18.  
      Send audit events to system logs
    19.  
      Send audit events to log forwarding endpoints
    20.  
      Display a banner to users when they sign in

Catalog backup and recovery

Media server should be of the same NetBackup version as the primary server for catalog backup and recovery workflow.

Review the following points:

  • DTE mode for catalog backup jobs is similar to the file system workflow and DTE decision is similar to the backup workflow described above.

  • DTE mode in catalog backup jobs:

    • Parent catalog backup job does not have DTE mode set.

    • Database staging child job does not have DTE mode set.

    • Other two child jobs have DTE mode set as per the configured DTE settings.

  • DTE mode in catalog recovery jobs:

    • First 2 jobs have the DTE mode set as per the following tables depending on the image DTE mode.

    • The first two jobs replace the global DTE setting and primary server's bp.conf values, so the 3rd job DTE mode is set as per the recovered global DTE setting and primary server's bp.conf values.

The image DTE mode is Off

Table: When the image DTE mode is Off and the media server DTE setting is On

Global DTE mode

NetBackup Primary server 9.1 and later with DTE mode

On

Off

Automatic

Preferred Off

Data is encrypted

Data is not encrypted

Data is not encrypted

Preferred On

Data is encrypted

Data is not encrypted

Data is encrypted

Enforced

Data is encrypted

Data is encrypted

Data is encrypted

Note:

When the global DTE setting is set to ENFORCED and the DTE_CLIENT_MODE is Off, DTE is preferred over failure in case of catalog recovery.

Table: When the image DTE mode is Off and the media server DTE setting is Off

Global DTE mode

NetBackup Primary server 9.1 and later with DTE mode

On

Off

Automatic

Preferred Off

Data is encrypted *

Data is not encrypted

Data is not encrypted

Preferred On

Data is encrypted *

Data is not encrypted

Data is not encrypted

Enforced

Data is encrypted *

Data is encrypted *

Data is encrypted *

* signifies that DTE is preferred over failure during catalog recovery. It ignores the DTE setting on the media server, that is Off unless the client DTE mode is set to Automatic.

The image DTE mode is On

Table: When the image DTE mode is On and the media server DTE setting is On

Global DTE mode

Host

Value of the DTE_IGNORE_IMAGE_MODE configuration option

NEVER (default)

WHERE_UNSUPPORTED

ALWAYS

Preferred Off

Primary server with DTE_CLIENT_MODE as ON

Data is encrypted

Data is encrypted

Data is encrypted

Primary server with DTE_CLIENT_MODE as OFF

Data is encrypted

Data is encrypted

Data is not encrypted

Primary server with DTE_CLIENT_MODE as AUTOMATIC

Data is encrypted

Data is encrypted

Data is not encrypted

Preferred On

Primary server with DTE_CLIENT_MODE as ON

Data is encrypted

Data is encrypted

Data is encrypted

Primary server with DTE_CLIENT_MODE as OFF

Data is encrypted

Data is encrypted

Data is not encrypted

Primary server with DTE_CLIENT_MODE as AUTOMATIC

Data is encrypted

Data is encrypted

Data is encrypted

Enforced

Primary server with DTE_CLIENT_MODE as ON

Data is encrypted

Data is encrypted

Data is encrypted

Primary server with DTE_CLIENT_MODE as OFF

Data is encrypted

Data is encrypted

Data is encrypted

Primary server with DTE_CLIENT_MODE as AUTOMATIC

Data is encrypted

Data is encrypted

Data is encrypted

Note:

If DTE_IGNORE_IMAGE_MODE is set to ALWAYS, the DTE decision is as per the table - Table: When the image DTE mode is Off and the media server DTE setting is On.

Table: When the image DTE mode is On and the media server DTE setting is Off

Global DTE mode

Host

Value of the DTE_IGNORE_IMAGE_MODE configuration option

NEVER (default)

WHERE_UNSUPPORTED

ALWAYS

Preferred Off

Primary server with DTE_CLIENT_MODE as ON

Data is encrypted *

Data is encrypted *

Data is encrypted *

Primary server with DTE_CLIENT_MODE as OFF

Data is encrypted *

Data is encrypted *

Data is not encrypted

Primary server with DTE_CLIENT_MODE as AUTOMATIC

Data is encrypted *

Data is encrypted *

Data is not encrypted

Preferred On

Primary server with DTE_CLIENT_MODE as ON

Data is encrypted *

Data is encrypted *

Data is encrypted *

Primary server with DTE_CLIENT_MODE as OFF

Data is encrypted *

Data is encrypted *

Data is not encrypted

Primary server with DTE_CLIENT_MODE as AUTOMATIC

Data is encrypted *

Data is encrypted *

Data is not encrypted

Enforced

Primary server with DTE_CLIENT_MODE as ON

Data is encrypted *

Data is encrypted *

Data is encrypted *

Primary server with DTE_CLIENT_MODE as OFF

Data is encrypted *

Data is encrypted *

Data is encrypted

Primary server with DTE_CLIENT_MODE as AUTOMATIC

Data is encrypted *

Data is encrypted *

Data is encrypted *

* signifies that DTE is preferred over failure during catalog recovery. It ignores the DTE setting on the media server, that is Off unless the client DTE mode is set to Automatic.