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

NetBackup appliance user role privileges

User roles determine the access privileges that a user is granted to operate the system or to change the system configuration. The user roles that are described in this topic are specific to LDAP, Active Directory (AD), and NIS users.

The following describes the appliance user roles and their associated privileges:

Table: User roles and privileges

User role

Privileges

NetBackupCLI

Users can only access the NetBackup CLI.

See About the NetBackupCLI user role.

Administrator

Users can access the following:

  • NetBackup Appliance Web Console

  • NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu

  • NetBackup Administration Console

See About the Administrator user role.

AMSadmin

A user account that is assigned the AMSadmin role is provided administrative privileges to access the Appliance Management Console that is hosted on the AMS. An AMS user is allowed to perform all the functions on the Appliance Management Console and centrally manage multiple appliances. The AMS user cannot log on the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu for AMS. An Administrator can create AMS users.

A role can be applied to an individual user, or it can be applied to a group that includes multiple users.

A user cannot be granted privileges to both user roles. However, a NetBackupCLI user can also be granted access to the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu in the following scenarios:

  • The user with the NetBackupCLI role is also in a group that is assigned the Administrator role.

  • The user with the Administrator role is also in a group that is assigned the NetBackupCLI role.

Note:

When granting a user to have privileges to the NetBackupCLI and the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu, an extra step is required. The user must enter the switch2admin command from the NetBackup CLI to access the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu.

Granting privileges to users and user groups can be done as follows:

  • From the NetBackup Appliance Web Console, on the Settings > Authentication > User Management page, click on the Grant Permissions link.

  • From the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu, use the following commands in the Settings > Security > Authorization view:

    Grant Administrator Group

    Grant Administrator Users

    Grant NetBackupCLI Group

    Grant NetBackupCLI Users

    Grant AMS Group

    Grant AMS Users

See About configuring user authentication.

See About authorizing NetBackup appliance users.