Users Guide

Dell OpenManage Security 23
Dell OpenManage Security
Security Features
The Dell™ OpenManage™ systems management software components
provide the following security features:
• Authentication for users through hardware-stored user IDs and passwords,
or by using the optional Microsoft
®
Active Directory
®
.
• Support for Network Information Services (NIS), Winbind, Kerberos, and
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) authentication protocols
for Linux operating systems.
• Role-based authority that allows specific privileges to be configured for
each user.
• User ID and password configuration through the Web-based interface or
the command line interface (CLI), in most cases.
• SSL encryption of 128-bit and 40-bit (for countries where 128-bit is
not acceptable).
NOTE: Telnet does not support SSL encryption.
• Session time-out configuration (in minutes) through the Web-based
interface or Command Line Interface (CLI).
• Port Configuration
Built-in Security Features
Ports
Table 2-1 lists the ports used by the Dell OpenManage systems management
software, standard operating system services, and other agent applications.
NOTE: Correctly configured ports are necessary to allow Dell OpenManage
systems management software to connect to a remote device through firewalls.
NOTE: The version of the systems management software mentioned in Table 2-1
indicate the minimum version of the product required to use that port.