Veritas NetBackup™ Appliance Security Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (4.0)
Platform: NetBackup Appliance OS
  1. About the NetBackup appliance Security Guide
    1.  
      About the NetBackup appliance Security Guide
  2. User authentication
    1. About user authentication on the NetBackup appliance
      1.  
        User types that can authenticate on the NetBackup appliance
    2. About configuring user authentication
      1.  
        Generic user authentication guidelines
    3.  
      About authenticating LDAP users
    4.  
      About authenticating Active Directory users
    5.  
      About authentication using smart cards and digital certificates
    6.  
      About authenticating Kerberos-NIS users
    7.  
      About the appliance login banner
    8. About user name and password specifications
      1.  
        About STIG-compliant password policy rules
  3. User authorization
    1.  
      About user authorization on the NetBackup appliance
    2. About authorizing NetBackup appliance users
      1.  
        NetBackup appliance user role privileges
    3.  
      About the Administrator user role
    4.  
      About the NetBackupCLI user role
    5.  
      About user authorization in NetBackup
  4. Intrusion prevention and intrusion detection systems
    1.  
      About Symantec Data Center Security on the NetBackup appliance
    2.  
      About the NetBackup appliance intrusion prevention system
    3.  
      About the NetBackup appliance intrusion detection system
    4.  
      Reviewing SDCS events on the NetBackup appliance
    5.  
      Running SDCS in unmanaged mode on the NetBackup appliance
    6.  
      Running SDCS in managed mode on the NetBackup appliance
  5. Log files
    1.  
      About NetBackup appliance log files
    2.  
      Viewing log files using the Support command
    3.  
      Where to find NetBackup appliance log files using the Browse command
    4.  
      Gathering device logs on a NetBackup appliance
    5.  
      Log Forwarding feature overview
  6. Operating system security
    1.  
      About NetBackup appliance operating system security
    2.  
      Major components of the NetBackup appliance OS
    3.  
      Vulnerability scanning of the NetBackup appliance
    4.  
      Disable user access to the NetBackup appliance operating system
    5.  
      Manage support access to the maintenance shell
  7. Data security
    1.  
      About data security
    2.  
      About data integrity
    3.  
      About data classification
    4. About data encryption
      1.  
        KMS support
  8. Web security
    1.  
      About SSL usage
    2.  
      Implementing third-party SSL certificates
  9. Network security
    1.  
      About IPsec Channel Configuration
    2.  
      About NetBackup appliance ports
    3.  
      About the NetBackup Appliance firewall
  10. Call Home security
    1. About AutoSupport
      1.  
        Data security standards
    2. About Call Home
      1.  
        Configuring Call Home from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu
      2.  
        Enabling and disabling Call Home from the appliance shell menu
      3.  
        Configuring a Call Home proxy server from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu
      4.  
        Understanding the Call Home workflow
    3. About SNMP
      1.  
        About the Management Information Base (MIB)
  11. Remote Management Module (RMM) security
    1.  
      Introduction to IPMI configuration
    2.  
      Recommended IPMI settings
    3.  
      RMM ports
    4.  
      Enabling SSH on the Remote Management Module
    5.  
      Replacing the default IPMI SSL certificate
  12. STIG and FIPS conformance
    1.  
      OS STIG hardening for NetBackup appliance
    2.  
      Unenforced STIG hardening rules
    3.  
      FIPS 140-2 conformance for NetBackup appliance
  13. Appendix A. Security release content
    1.  
      NetBackup Appliance security release content
  14.  
    Index

About authenticating LDAP users

The NetBackup appliance uses the built-in Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) plug-in to support the authentication of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) users. This functionality allows users belonging to an LDAP directory service to be added and authorized to log on to a NetBackup appliance. LDAP is considered as another type of user directory with a schema installed on it by UNIX services.

Pre-requisites for using LDAP user authentication

The following describes the pre-requisites and requirements for using LDAP user authentication on the appliance:

  • The LDAP schema must be RFC 2307 or RFC 2307bis compliant.

  • The following firewall ports must be open:

    • LDAP 389

    • LDAP OVER SSL/TLS 636

    • HTTPS 443

  • Ensure that the LDAP server is available and is set up with the users and user groups that you want to register with the appliance.

    Note:

    As a best practice, do not use group names or user names that are already used for appliance local users or NetBackupCLI users. Additionally, do not use the appliance default names admin or maintenance for LDAP users.

  • The appliance does not handle ID mapping for LDAP configuration. Veritas recommends that you reserve a user ID and group ID range of 1000 to 1999 for appliance users only.

Configuration methods for LDAP user authentication

Before registering new LDAP users and user groups on the appliance, you must configure the appliance to communicate with the LDAP server. Once the configuration is complete, the appliance can access the LDAP server user information for authentication.

To configure LDAP user authentication, use one of the following methods:

  • Settings > Authentication > LDAP from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console.

  • Settings > Security > Authentication > LDAP from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu.

For detailed instructions on how to configure and manage LDAP user authentication on the appliance, refer to the NetBackup Appliance Administrator's Guide and the NetBackup Appliance Commands Reference Guide.

2FA

Starting with appliance release 3.2, NetBackup appliances support two-factor authentication (2FA) for Active Directory (AD) or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) domain users with the NetBackup Web UI. The following describes the 2FA support for the 3.2 release:

  • The nbasecadmin user or any user with the NetBackup Adminstrator role can configure 2FA for the NetBackup Web UI.

  • 2FA is only supported for AD or LDAP domain users with the NetBackup™ Web UI. The 2FA feature is not currently supported through the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu or NetBackup Appliance Web Console.

  • 2FA configuration requires separate AD or LDAP configuration for NetBackup, even if AD or LDAP is already configured on the appliance.

    For details about how to enable 2FA, see the following topic:

    See About authentication using smart cards and digital certificates.