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

Running SDCS in managed mode on the NetBackup appliance

The SDCS implementation on the appliance can operate in an unmanaged mode or a managed mode. In managed mode, an external SDCS server is used to communicate with and manage the SDCS agent on one or more appliances. The SDCS server uses the same IPS and IDS policies that are used in managed mode. You can download the SDCS policies from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console.

Managed mode is recommended for use only by security administrators or by existing SDCS customers who have in-depth knowledge of SDCS.

Benefits of using the managed mode:

  • Helps to provide separate tools that cater to the backup administrator role and the security administrator role.

  • Provides centralized security management of multiple appliances using a single SDCS server and console.

  • Provides the ability to archive and export logs.

  • Provides a common console for monitoring, reporting, and setting up alerts.

  • Extends the IPS and IDS policies on top of Symantec baseline to meet your data center standards.

To configure the appliance in SDCS managed mode

  1. Ensure that your SDCS console is available to connect to the SDCS server and that the server is available to connect to the appliance.

    If you need the SDCS console and server software, you can download them from https://my.veritas.com.

  2. Download the IPS and IDS policies from the appliance and import them using the SDCS console. The policies are available for download directly from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console under Monitor > SDCS Events.
  3. Connect the appliance to the SDCS server. You can connect to the SDCS server from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console under Monitor > SDCS Events or from the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu using under Monitor > SDCS.
  4. Use the SDCS console to apply the IPS and IDS policies to the connected appliance.