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is recommended that the user authentication process on a device is secured. To
secure the user authentication process, you can use the local authentication
database, as well as secure the communication through external authentication
servers, such as a RADIUS server. The configuration of the secure communication
to the external authentication servers are sensitive data and are protected under
SSD.
The user credential in the local authenticated database is already protected by a
non SSD related mechanism
If a user from a channel issues an action that uses an alternate channel, the device
applies the read permission and default read mode from the SSD rule that match
the user credential and the alternate channel. For example, if a user logs in via a
secure channel and starts a TFTP upload session, the SSD read permission of the
user on the insecure channel (TFTP) is applied
Default SSD Rules
The device has the following factory default rules:
Table 8
Rule Key
User Channel
Level Secure XML
15 SNMP
Level Secure
15
Level Insecure
15
All Insecure XML
SNMP
All Secure
All Insecure
The default rules can be modified, but they cannot be deleted. If the SSD default
rules have been changed, they can be restored.
Security: Secure Sensitive Data Management
Rule Action
Read
Permission
Plaintext Only
Both
Both
Exclude
Encrypted Only
Encrypted Only
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Default Read Mode
Plaintext
Encrypted
Encrypted
Exclude
Encrypted
Encrypted
SSD Rules