Veritas NetBackup™ Appliance Security Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (3.1.2)
  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 authenticating Kerberos-NIS users
    6.  
      About the appliance login banner
    7. 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
  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.  
      Vulnerability scanning of the NetBackup appliance
  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.  
      Implementing third-party SSL certificates
  9. Network security
    1.  
      About IPsec Channel Configuration
    2.  
      About NetBackup appliance ports
    3.  
      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) I 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
  12. STIG and FIPS conformance
    1.  
      OS STIG hardening for NetBackup appliances
    2.  
      Unenforced STIG hardening rules
    3.  
      FIPS 140-2 conformance for NetBackup appliances
  13. Appendix A. Security release content
    1.  
      NetBackup Appliance security release content

About authenticating Active Directory users

The NetBackup appliance uses the built-in Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) plug-in to support the authentication of Active Directory (AD) users. This functionality allows users belonging to an AD service to be added and authorized to log on to a NetBackup appliance. AD is considered as another type of user directory with a schema installed on it by UNIX services.

Pre-requisites for using Active Directory user authentication

The following describes the pre-requisites and requirements for using AD user authentication on the appliance:

  • You must have NetBackup appliance 2.6.0.3 or higher installed to configure AD user authentication.

  • Ensure that the AD service is available and is set up with the users and user groups that you want to register with the appliance.

    Note:

    As a best practice, do not use group names or user names that are already used for appliance local users or NetBackupCLI users. Additionally, do not use the appliance default names admin or maintenance for AD users.

  • Ensure that the authorized domain user credentials are used to configure the AD server with the appliance.

  • Configure the appliance with a DNS server that can forward DNS requests to an AD DNS server. Alternatively, configure the appliance to use the AD DNS server as the name service data source.

Configuration methods for Active Directory user authentication

Before registering new AD users and user groups on the appliance, you must configure the appliance to communicate with the AD service. Once the configuration is complete, the appliance can access the AD server user information for authentication.

Configure AD authentication using one of the following methods:

  • Settings > Authentication > Active Directory page from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console.

  • Settings > Security > Authentication > ActiveDirectory commands from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu.

For detailed instructions on how to configure and manage AD user authentication on the appliance, refer to the NetBackup Appliance Administrator's Guide and the NetBackup Appliance Commands Reference Guide.