Veritas NetBackup™ Appliance Security Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (5.1.1)
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
      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
    6. About single sign-on (SSO) authentication and authorization
      1.  
        Configure single sign-on (SSO) for a NetBackup Appliance
    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.  
      Disable user access to the NetBackup appliance operating system
    4.  
      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.  
      About implementing external certificates
  9. Network security
    1.  
      About Network Access Control
    2.  
      About IPsec Channel Configuration
    3.  
      About NetBackup appliance ports
    4.  
      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
    6.  
      Implementing an external IPMI SSL certificate
  12. STIG and FIPS conformance
    1.  
      OS STIG hardening for NetBackup appliance
    2.  
      FIPS 140-2 conformance for NetBackup appliance
    3.  
      About FIPS compliant ciphers
  13.  
    Index

About configuring user authentication

Table: User authentication management describes the options that are provided in the NetBackup Appliance Web Console and NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu for configuring the appliance to authenticate various types of users and grant them access privileges.

Table: User authentication management

User type

NetBackup Appliance Web Console

NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu

Local (native user)

Use the Settings > Authentication > User Management tab in the NetBackup Appliance Web Console to add local users.

See About authorizing NetBackup appliance users.

The following commands and options are available under Settings > Security > Authentication > LocalUser:

  • Clean - Delete all of the local users.

  • List - List all of the local users that have been added to the appliance.

  • Password - Change the password of a local user.

  • Users - Add or remove one or more local users.

LDAP

You can perform the following LDAP configuration tasks under Settings > Authentication > LDAP:

  • Add a new LDAP configuration.

  • Import a saved LDAP configuration from an XML file.

  • Add, edit, and delete configuration parameters for the LDAP server.

  • Identify and attach the SSL certificate for the LDAP server.

  • Add, edit, and delete attribute mappings for the LDAP server.

  • Export the current LDAP configuration (including users) as an XML file. This file can be imported to configure LDAP on other appliances.

  • Disable and re-enable the LDAP configuration.

  • Unconfigure the LDAP server.

Use the Settings > Authentication > User Management tab in the NetBackup Appliance Web Console to add LDAP users and user groups.

See About authorizing NetBackup appliance users.

The following commands and options are available under Settings > Security > Authentication > LDAP:

  • Attribute - Add or delete LDAP configuration attributes.

  • Certificate - Set, view, or disable the SSL certificate.

  • ConfigParam - Set, view, and disable the LDAP configuration parameters.

  • Configure - Configure the appliance to allow LDAP users to register and authenticate with the appliance. *

  • Disable - Disable LDAP user authentication on the appliance.

  • Enable - Enable LDAP user authentication on the appliance.

  • Export - Export the existing LDAP configuration as an XML file.

  • Groups - Add or remove one or more LDAP user groups. Only the user groups that already exist on the LDAP server can be added to the appliance.

  • Import - Import the LDAP configuration from an XML file.

  • List - List all of the LDAP users and user groups that have been added to the appliance.

  • Map - Add, delete, or show NSS map attributes or object classes.

  • Show - View the LDAP configuration details.

  • Status - View the status of LDAP authentication on the appliance.

  • Unconfigure - Delete the LDAP configuration.

  • Users - Add or remove one or more LDAP users. Only the users groups that already exist on the LDAP server can be added to the appliance.

Active Directory

You can perform the following AD configuration tasks under Settings > Authentication > Active Directory:

  • Configure a new Active Directory configuration.

  • Unconfigure an existing Active Directory configuration.

Use the Settings > Authentication > User Management tab in the NetBackup Appliance Web Console to add Active Directory users and user groups.

See About authorizing NetBackup appliance users.

The following commands and options are available under Settings > Security > Authentication > ActiveDirectory:

  • Configure - Configure the appliance to allow AD users to register and authenticate with the appliance.

  • Groups - Add or remove one or more AD user groups. Only the user groups that already exist on the AD server can be added to the appliance.

  • List - List all of the AD users and user groups that have been added to the appliance.

  • Status - View the status of AD authentication on the appliance.

  • Unconfigure - Delete the AD configuration.

  • Users - Add or remove one or more AD users. Only the users that already exist on the AD server can be added to the appliance.

Smart Card Authentication

NA

Enable authentication with smart cards as follows:

  • Configure remote authentication with OpenLDAP or ActiveDirectory under Settings > Security > Authentication > LDAP

  • Add CA certificate under Settings > Security > Certificate AddCACertificate.

  • Configure DNS to resolve the OCSP URI under Network > DNS Add Nameserver.

  • Configure and enable smart card authentication under Settings > Security > Authentication > SmartCard.

You can also enable authentication for smart cards by logging in to the appliance as a NetBackupCLI user and running the following command:

vssat addldapdomain

See About authentication using smart cards and digital certificates.

Single sign-on (SSO) authentication

NA

Enable SSO authentication for web console users as follows:

  • Configure remote authentication with ActiveDirectory under Settings > Security > Authentication > ActiveDirectory.

  • Authorize SSO users and user groups under Settings > Security > Authorization.

  • Configure the identity provider (IDP) for SSO under Settings > Security > Authentication > SingleSignOn.

To configure SSO, click this link to obtain the following documents:

NetBackup Appliance Security Guide

NetBackup Appliance Commands Reference Guide