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

FIPS 140-2 conformance for NetBackup appliance

The Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) define U.S. and Canadian Government security and interoperability requirements for computer systems. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued the FIPS 140 Publication Series to coordinate the requirements and standards for validating cryptography modules. The FIPS 140-2 standard specifies the security requirements for cryptographic modules and applies to both the hardware and the software components. It also describes the approved security functions for symmetric and asymmetric key encryption, message authentication, and hashing.

Note:

For more information about the FIPS 140-2 standard and its validation program, click on the following links:

https://csrc.nist.gov/csrc/media/publications/fips/140/2/final/documents/fips1402.pdf

https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/cryptographic-module-validation-program

FIPS validation for Java
FIPS validation for MSDP and VxOS

The NetBackup Cryptographic Module is FIPS validated. NetBackup MSDP and VxOS (Veritas Operating System) use this module and starting with NetBackup Appliance release 3.1.1, you can enable the FIPS 140-2 standard for NetBackup MSDP. Starting with NetBackup Appliance release 3.1.2, you can enable the FIPS 140-2 standard for VxOS.

Once FIPS for VxOS is enabled, the sshd uses the following FIPS approved ciphers:

  • aes128-ctr

  • aes192-ctr

  • aes256-ctr

Older SSH Clients are likely to prevent access to the appliance after FIPS for VxOS is enabled. Check to make sure that your SSH client supports the listed ciphers, and upgrade to the latest version if necessary. Default cipher settings are not typically FIPS-compliant, which means you may need to select them manually in your SSH client configuration.

You can enable the FIPS 140-2 standard for NetBackup MSDP and VxOS with the following commands:

  • Main Menu > Settings > Security > FIPS Enable MSDP, followed by the maintenance password.

    Enabling or disabling the MSDP option terminates all jobs that are currently in progress and restarts the NetBackup services. As a best practice, it is recommended that you first stop all jobs manually before you enable or disable this feature.

    Note:

    If you have upgraded from a previous version of NetBackup appliance, ensure that you enable MSDP only after your existing data has been converted to use FIPS compliant algorithms. To check the current status of the data conversion use the crcontrol --dataconvertstate command. Enabling MSDP before the status is set to Finished can cause data restoration failures.

  • Main Menu > Settings > Security > FIPS Enable VxOS, followed by the maintenance password.

    Enabling or disabling the VxOS option reboots the appliance and disconnects all logged in users from their sessions. As a best practice, it is recommended that you provide advanced notice to all users before you enable or disable this feature.

  • Main Menu > Settings > Security > FIPS Enable All, followed by the maintenance password.

    Enabling or disabling the All option reboots the appliance and disconnects all logged in users from their sessions. As a best practice, it is recommended that you provide advanced notice to all users before you enable or disable this feature.

Note:

In a NetBackup Appliance high availability (HA) setup, you can enable the FIPS feature on both nodes only after you have completed configuration of the HA setup. The FIPS configuration must match on both the nodes. If FIPS is enabled on either node before the HA setup is completed, you must disable FIPS on that node before you complete the HA setup.

For complete information about FIPS commands, see the NetBackup Appliance Commands Reference Guide.