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Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide 3-1
Publication Number: 53-0000518-09
Chapter
3
Configuring Standard Security Features
This chapter provides information and procedures for configuring standard Fabric OS security features
such as account and password management.
Additional security features are available when secure mode is enabled. For information about licensed
security features available in Secure Fabric OS, refer to the Secure Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide.
Secure Protocols
Fabric OS supports the secure protocols shown in Table 3-1.
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Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a standard method for monitoring and managing
network devices. Using SNMP components, you can program tools to view, browse, and manipulate
Brocade switch variables and set up enterprise-level management processes.
Every Brocade switch carries an SNMP agent and management information base (MIB). The agent
accesses MIB information about a device and makes it available to a network manager station. You can
manipulate information of your choice by trapping MIB elements using the Fabric OS CLI, Web Tools,
or Fabric Manager.
The SNMP Access Control List (ACL) provides a way for the administrator to restrict SNMP get/set
operations to certain hosts/IP addresses. This is used for enhanced management security in the storage
area network.
For details on Brocade MIB files, naming conventions, loading instructions, and information about
using Brocade's SNMP agent, refer to the Fabric OS MIB Reference Manual.
Table 3-1 Secure Protocol Support
Protocol Description
SSL Supports SSLv3, 128-bit encryption by default. Fabric OS uses SSL to
support HTTPS. A certificate must be generated and installed on each
switch to enable SSL.
HTTPS Web Tools supports the use of HTTPS.
Secure File Copy (scp) Configuration upload and download support the use of scp.
SNMPv3 SNMPv1 is also supported.