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

Configure single sign-on (SSO) for a NetBackup Appliance

The following procedure describes the complete process to configure an appliance for SSO.

To configure SSO on an appliance

  1. Obtain the identity provider (IDP) metadata XML file by using one of the following methods:

    • Download

      Download and save the IDP metadata XML file from the IDP website. Then log in to the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu (shell menu) and upload the file to the appliance by opening the general share as follows:

    • Log in to the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu (shell menu) and upload the file to the appliance by opening the general share as follows:

      Settings > Share > General Open

      Note:

      You can also upload the file into the general share directory from the File Manager tab in the NetBackup Appliance Web Console.

    • URL

      Obtain the URL address of the IDP metadata XML file for the appliance to download. Make sure that it is a valid https address.

  2. Configure SSO on the appliance as follows:

    Note:

    You can configure only one IDP for SSO.

    • Run the following command to add an IDP configuration to the appliance:

      Settings > Security > Authentication > SingleSignOn Add

    • idpname - enter the name that you want to use for this IDP configuration.

    • metadata - select how to associate the necessary metadata for the IDP configuration, as follows:

      Import: Import the IDP XML metadata file that you uploaded into the general share directory in the first step.

      URL: Enter the URL address of the IDP XML metadata file for the appliance to retrieve.

    • userFieldName [userPrincipalName]

      groupFieldName [memberOf]

      These parameters are optional and are shown with their default values. You can change the default values as needed to retrieve the appropriate SAML assertion details.

    After you have completed this step, the configuration is enabled by default.

  3. Add authorized SSO user groups and users by running the Settings > Security > Authorization command. Use the following command options to authorize specific SSO user groups and users:

    Grant Administrator SSO_Groups groups

    Grant Administrator SSO_Users users

    Grant AMS SSO_Groups groups

    Grant AMS SSO_Users users