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

User types that can authenticate on the NetBackup appliance

You can directly add local users on the appliance, or register users from an LDAP server or an Active Directory (AD) server. Registering remote users offers the benefit of letting you leverage your existing directory service for user management and authentication. Table: NetBackup appliance user types describes the types of users that can be added to a NetBackup appliance.

Note:

Local user commands cannot be used successfully before the appliance role is configured. Any attempted local user commands including, but not limited to granting user permissions, fail if the appliance role is not configured. If you attempt to run local user commands before role configuration, those same commands also fail after you complete the role configuration. Certain commands can also exhibit unexpected or undesired behavior. To prevent these situations, it is a best practice to avoid attempting any local user commands until after the appliance role has been configured.

Table: NetBackup appliance user types

User type

Description

Notes

Local (native user)

A local user is added to the appliance database and is not referenced to an external directory-based server like an LDAP server. Once the user has been added, you can then grant or revoke the appropriate appliance access permissions.

  • You can use the Settings > Authentication > User Management page from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console to add, delete, and manage local users.

  • You can use the Settings > Security > Authentication > LocalUser command from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu to add and delete local users, as well as change their passwords.

  • You cannot add local user groups.

  • A local user can have the Administrator, NetBackupCLI, or AMSadmin role.

    Note:

    You cannot grant the NetBackupCLI role to an existing local user. However, you can create a local NetBackupCLI user by using the Manage > NetBackupCLI > Create command from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu.

LDAP

An LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) user or user group exists on an external LDAP server. After configuring the appliance to communicate with the LDAP server, you can register those users and user groups with the appliance. Once the user has been registered (added), you can then grant or revoke the appropriate appliance access permissions.

See About authenticating LDAP users.

  • You can use the Settings > Authentication > User Management page from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console to add, delete, and manage LDAP users and user groups.

  • You can use the Settings > Security > Authentication > LDAP command from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu to add and delete LDAP users and user groups.

  • You can assign the Administrator or NetBackupCLI role to an LDAP user or user group.

    Note:

    The NetBackupCLI role can be assigned to a maximum of nine (9) user groups at any given time.

Active Directory

An Active Directory (AD) user or user group exists on an external AD server. After configuring the appliance to communicate with the AD server, you can register those users and user groups with the appliance. Once the user has been registered (added), you can then grant or revoke the appropriate appliance access permissions.

See About authenticating Active Directory users.

  • You can use the Settings > Authentication > User Management page from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console to add, delete, and manage AD users and user groups.

  • You can use the Settings > Security > Authentication > ActiveDirectory command from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu to add and delete AD users and user groups.

  • You can assign the Administrator or NetBackupCLI role to an AD user or user group.

    Note:

    The NetBackupCLI role can be assigned to a maximum of nine (9) user groups at any given time.

For detailed instructions on configuring new users, refer to the NetBackup Appliance Administrator's Guide.