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 user authorization on the NetBackup appliance

The NetBackup appliance is administered and managed through user accounts. You can create local user accounts, or register users and user groups that belong to a remote directory service. In order for a new user account to log on and access the appliance, you must first authorize it with a role. By default, a new user account does not have an assigned role, and therefore it cannot log on until you grant it a role.

Table: NetBackup appliance user roles

Role

Description

Administrator

A user account that is assigned the Administrator role is provided administrative privileges to manage the NetBackup appliance. An Administrator user is allowed to log on, view, and perform all functions on the NetBackup Appliance Web Console and the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu. These user accounts have permissions to log on to the appliance and run NetBackup commands with superuser privileges.

See About the Administrator user role.

NetBackupCLI

A user account that is assigned the NetBackupCLI role is solely restricted to run a limited set of NetBackup CLI commands and does not have access outside the scope of NetBackup software directories. Once these users log on to the appliance, they are taken to a restricted shell menu from where they can manage NetBackup. The NetBackupCLI users do not have access to the NetBackup Appliance Web Console and the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu.

See About the NetBackupCLI user role.

AMSadmin

A user account that is assigned the AMSadmin role is provided administrative privileges to access the Appliance Manager that is hosted on the AMS. An AMSadmin user is allowed to perform all the functions on the Appliance Manager and centrally manage multiple appliances. The AMSadmin user cannot log on the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu for AMS. An Administrator can create AMSadmin users.

The following list describes some of the characteristics of NetBackup appliance authorization:

  • Ability to prevent unintended access to the appliance by password protecting logins.

  • Access to shared data is provided only to authorized appliance users and NetBackup processes.

  • Data that is stored within an appliance cannot inherently protect itself from unintended modification or deletion by a malicious user that knows the admin credentials to the appliance.

  • Network access to the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu is only allowed through SSH, and the NetBackup Appliance Web Console over HTTPS. You can also directly connect a monitor and keyboard to the appliance and log on using administrative credentials.

  • Access to FTP, Telnet, and rlogin are disabled on all appliances.

Note:

Starting with software version 3.1, the NetBackup appliance limits login attempts and enforces lockout policies only when the STIG feature is enabled. For more information, refer to the following topic: See About STIG-compliant password policy rules.

Note:

Starting with NetBackup Appliance release 3.1.2, the Telnet packaged has been removed from VxOS to comply with the STIG feature when it is enabled on NetBackup appliances. The Telnet protocol is not secure or encrypted. The use of an unencrypted transmission medium could allow an unauthorized user to steal credentials. The ssh package provides an encrypted session and stronger security, and is included in VxOS.