System information

252 Observer General Options
To display security information by user account, press the User Account button to the left
of the Probe Instances button. This lets you see what permissions the currently selected
user has access to on each instance of the Probe:.
When displaying a user account’s permissions as above, you can use the checkboxes to
fine-tune the permissions that user has on each account by clicking on the Permissions
checkboxes to select or deselect the particular option. The different types of permission
are described below:
Permission Explanation
Encrypt data Data sent to the console will be triple-DES encrypted during
transmission. Triple-DES is an extension of the original 56-bit key Data
Encryption Standard approved by the National Security Agency. By
making 3 DES encryption passes, it increases the effective key length
to 168 bits.
Only use this option if you need strong encryption, because it imposes
a significant performance cost. Even with this option turned off, the
Probe will not send raw, easily-readable data; it will be concealed by
the proprietary compression algorithm.
Configure User is allowed to change the Probe’s configuration options (such as
memory usage, etc.).
Redirect User is allowed to change the destination console for Probe analysis
data.
Select Adapter User is allowed to change the adapter setting for the Probe.
Capture Packets User is allowed to view captured packets from the Probe’s network.
Network Trending User is allowed to view Network Trending data from the Probe’s
network.