NetBackup™ Web UI Security Administrator's Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.2)
  1. Introducing the NetBackup web user interface
    1.  
      About the NetBackup web user interface
    2.  
      Terminology
    3.  
      First-time sign in to a NetBackup master server from the NetBackup web UI
    4.  
      Sign in to the NetBackup web UI
    5.  
      Authorized users
    6.  
      The NetBackup dashboard
  2. Managing role-based access control
    1.  
      About role-based access control (RBAC) in NetBackup
    2.  
      NetBackup default RBAC roles
    3.  
      Configuring RBAC
    4.  
      Add a custom role
    5.  
      Edit or delete a custom role
    6.  
      About object groups
    7. Steps to create an object group
      1.  
        Selecting the assets for an object group
      2.  
        Selecting application servers for an object group
      3.  
        Selecting protection plans for an object group
      4.  
        Preview the objects in an object group
    8.  
      Edit or delete an object group
    9.  
      Add access for a user through access rules
    10.  
      Edit or remove user access rules
  3. Adding AD or LDAP domains
    1.  
      Add AD or LDAP domains
  4. Security events and audit logs
    1.  
      View security events and audit logs
    2. About NetBackup auditing
      1.  
        User identity in the audit report
      2.  
        Audit retention period and catalog backups of audit records
      3.  
        Viewing the detailed NetBackup audit report
  5. Managing hosts
    1.  
      View NetBackup host information
    2.  
      Approve or add mappings for a host that has multiple host names
    3.  
      Remove mappings for a host that has multiple host names
    4.  
      Reset a host's attributes
  6. Managing security certificates
    1.  
      About security management and certificates in NetBackup
    2.  
      NetBackup host IDs and host ID-based certificates
    3. Managing NetBackup security certificates
      1.  
        Reissue a NetBackup certificate
      2.  
        Managing NetBackup certificate authorization tokens
    4. Using external security certificates with NetBackup
      1.  
        View external certificate information for the NetBackup hosts in the domain
  7. Managing user sessions
    1.  
      Display a message to users when they sign in
    2.  
      Enable maximum sign-in attempts and idle time-out settings for user sessions
    3.  
      Sign out a NetBackup user session
    4.  
      Unlock a NetBackup user
  8. Managing master server security settings
    1.  
      Certificate authority for secure communication
    2.  
      Disable communication with NetBackup 8.0 and earlier hosts
    3.  
      Disable automatic mapping of NetBackup host names
    4.  
      About NetBackup certificate deployment security levels
    5.  
      Select a security level for NetBackup certificate deployment
    6.  
      Set a passphrase for disaster recovery
  9. Creating and using API keys
    1.  
      About API keys
    2.  
      Manage API keys
    3.  
      Use an API key with NetBackup REST APIs
    4.  
      View API keys
  10. Configuring smart card authentication
    1.  
      Configure user authentication with smart cards or digital certificates
    2.  
      Edit the configuration for smart card authentication
    3.  
      Add or delete a CA certificate that is used for smart card authentication
    4.  
      Disable or temporarily disable smart card authentication
  11. Troubleshooting access to the web UI
    1.  
      Tips for accessing the NetBackup web UI
    2.  
      If a user doesn't have the correct permissions or access in the NetBackup web UI
    3. Unable to add AD or LDAP domains with the vssat command
      1.  
        Connection cannot be established with the AD or the LDAP server
      2.  
        User credentials are not valid
      3.  
        An incorrect user base DN or group base DN was provided
      4.  
        Multiple users or groups exist with the same name under user base DN or group base DN
      5.  
        User or group does not exist

About NetBackup certificate deployment security levels

Security levels for certificate deployment are specific to NetBackup CA-signed certificates. If the NetBackup web server is not configured to use NetBackup certificates for secure communication, the security levels cannot be accessed.

The NetBackup certificate deployment level determines the checks that are performed before the NetBackup CA issues a certificate to a NetBackup host. It also determines how frequently the NetBackup Certificate Revocation List (CRL) is refreshed on the host.

NetBackup certificates are deployed on hosts during installation (after the host administrator confirms the master server fingerprint) or with the nbcertcmd command. Choose a deployment level that corresponds to the security requirements of your NetBackup environment.

Note:

During NetBackup certificate deployment on a NAT client, you must provide an authorization token irrespective of the certificate deployment security level that is set on the master server. This is because, the master server cannot resolve the host name to the IP address from which the request is sent.

For more information on NAT support in NetBackup, refer to the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I.

Table: Description of NetBackup certificate deployment security levels

Security level

Description

CRL refresh

Very High

An authorization token is required for every new NetBackup certificate request.

The CRL that is present on the host is refreshed every hour.

High (default)

No authorization token is required if the host is known to the master server. A host is considered to be known to the master server if the host can be found in the following entities:

  1. The host is listed for any of the following options in the NetBackup configuration file (Windows registry or the bp.conf file on UNIX):

    • APP_PROXY_SERVER

    • DISK_CLIENT

    • ENTERPRISE_VAULT_REDIRECT_ALLOWED

    • MEDIA_SERVER

    • NDMP_CLIENT

    • SERVER

    • SPS_REDIRECT_ALLOWED

    • TRUSTED_MASTER

    • VM_PROXY_SERVER

    For more details on the NetBackup configuration options, refer to the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I.

  2. The host is listed as a client name in the altnames file (ALTNAMESDB_PATH).

  3. The host appears in the EMM database of the master server.

  4. At least one catalog image of the client exists. The image must not be older than 6 months.

  5. The client is listed in at least one backup policy.

  6. The client is a legacy client. This is a client that was added using the Client Attributes host properties.

The CRL that is present on the host is refreshed every 4 hours.

Medium

The certificates are issued without an authorization token if the master server can resolve the host name to the IP address from which the request was originated.

The CRL that is present on the host is refreshed every 8 hours.