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

Connection cannot be established with the AD or the LDAP server

If NetBackup could not establish a connection with the AD or the LDAP server, the nbatd logs contain the following error:

Example of error message:

  • (authldap.cpp) CAuthLDAP::validatePrpl - ldap_simple_bind_s() 
failed for user CN=Test User,OU=VTRSUsers,DC=VRTS,DC=com', 
error = -1, errmsg = Can't contact LDAP server,9:debugmsgs,1
LDAP server URL validation fails

The LDAP server URL (-s option) that is entered using the vssat addldapdomain command does not pass the validation test.

Validate the URL:

  • ldapsearch -H <LDAP_URI> -D "<admin_user_DN>" -w <passwd> 
-d <debug_level> -o nettimeout=<seconds>

Example of validation error message:

  • ldapsearch -H ldaps://example.veritas.com:389 -D 
"CN=Test User,OU=VRTSUsers,DC=VRTS,DC=com" -w ******** 
-d 5 -o nettimeout=60 

TLS: can't connect: TLS error -8179:Peer's Certificate issuer 
is not recognized. ldap_sasl_bind(SIMPLE): 
Can't contact LDAP server (-1)
The server certificate issuer is not a trusted certificate authority (CA)

If you use the ldaps option you can validate the certificate issuer using the ldapsearch command.

Validate the certificate issuer:

  • set env var LDAPTLS_CACERT to cacert.pem

ldapsearch -H <LDAPS_URI> -D "<admin_user_DN>" -w <passwd> 
-d <debug_level> -o nettimeout=<seconds>

Example of validation message:

  • ldapsearch -H ldaps://example.veritas.com:389 -D 
"CN=Test User,OU=VRTSUsers,DC=VRTS,DC=com" -w ******** 
-d 5 -o nettimeout=60

TLS: can't connect: TLS error -8179:
Peer's Certificate issuer is not recognized..ldap_sasl_bind(SIMPLE): 
Can't contact LDAP server (-1)

The file path for cacert.pem is:

  • Windows:

    install_path\NetBackup\var\global\vxss\eab\data
\systemprofile\certstore\trusted\pluggins\ldap\cacert.pem

  • UNIX:

    /usr/openv/var/global/vxss/eab/data/root/.VRTSat/profile
/certstore/trusted/pluggins/ldap/cacert.pem
The certificate authority (CA) that signed the LDAP server's security certificate is not in the nbatd trust store

Use the -f option of the vssat addldapdomain command to add the certificate to the nbatd command's truststore.

This option is necessary if the CA that signed the certificate is other than the following:

Certification Services Division

GeoTrust

Symantec Corporation

CyberTrust

GlobalSign

VeriSign Trust Network

DigiCert

RSA Security Inc.