Introduction
3
Overview of OnBoard Features for Administrators
Overview of OnBoard Features for
Administrators
The OnBoard mediates between
authorized users
(who may be either local or
remote users on the
public network
) and devices that are connected to the
OnBoard’s private Ethernet ports. Connected devices are almost always
isolated on a
private network
that cannot be accessed except by going through
the OnBoard.
Communications between users and the OnBoard and through the OnBoard to
connected devices are protected by SSH encryption. Communications
between the OnBoard and the connected devices are proxied and the
potentially vulnerable
protocols
used by most service processors are not
exposed on the public network.
Administration of the OnBoard is separate from management of the connected
devices: multiple authorized users can manage connected devices while only
OnBoard administrators can configure access and security on the OnBoard.
The OnBoard provides a set of security features not available in any service
processor management product from any other vendor. The following table
lists the features that OnBoard administrators can configure to control access
to connected devices and to enforce an organization’s security policies and
lists where the features are documented in more detail.
Table 1-1:
Security Features and Where Documented
Security Feature
Where Documented
Authentication
for accessing the OnBoard and
connected devices
“Understanding Authentication on the
OnBoard” on page 4
Authorizations
assigned to users and groups to
control access to connected devices
“Types of Users” and “Types of User
Authorizations” in
AlterPath OnBoard
User’s Guide
Security profiles
and other means for
controlling which network services are turned
on or blocked and for setting other security
parameters
Summary of Contents for AlterPath OnBoard
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Page 108: ...Understanding How Configuration Changes Are Handled 72 AlterPath OnBoard Administrator s Guide...
Page 116: ...Overview of Web Manager Menus 80 AlterPath OnBoard Administrator s Guide...
Page 146: ...Configuring Regular Users Wizard 110 AlterPath OnBoard Administrator s Guide...
Page 160: ...Upgrading AlterPath PM IPDU Software 124 AlterPath OnBoard Administrator s Guide...
Page 194: ...Configuring an Alternate Help File Location 158 AlterPath OnBoard Administrator s Guide...
Page 292: ...Configuring Private Subnets and Virtual Networks 256 AlterPath OnBoard Administrator s Guide...
Page 344: ...Using the create_cf Command When Troubleshooting 308 AlterPath OnBoard Administrator s Guide...
