Veritas NetBackup™ Appliance Security Guide

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Product(s): Appliances (4.0)
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
    6.  
      About authenticating Kerberos-NIS users
    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.  
      Vulnerability scanning of the NetBackup appliance
    4.  
      Disable user access to the NetBackup appliance operating system
    5.  
      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.  
      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) 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 appliance
    2.  
      Unenforced STIG hardening rules
    3.  
      FIPS 140-2 conformance for NetBackup appliance
  13. Appendix A. Security release content
    1.  
      NetBackup Appliance security release content
  14.  
    Index

About authenticating Kerberos-NIS users

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

Configuring the appliance to authenticate NIS users requires Kerberos authentication. You must have an existing Kerberos service associated with your NIS domain before you can configure the appliance to register the NIS users.

Pre-requisites for using NIS user authentication with Kerberos

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

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

  • The appliance does not handle ID mapping for NIS configuration. Veritas recommends that you reserve a user ID and group ID range of 1000 to 1999 for appliance users only.

    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 NIS users.

  • Ensure that the Kerberos server is available and properly configured to communicate with the NIS domain.

  • Due to the strict time requirements in Kerberos, always use an NTP server to synchronize time between the appliance, the NIS server, and the Kerberos server.

Configuration methods for NIS user authentication with Kerberos

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

To configure Kerberos-NIS authentication, use one the following methods:

  • Settings > Authentication > Kerberos-NIS page from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console.

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

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