Firmware Requirements For Security Features - Symmetricom SSU-2000e User Manual

Chapter 3 Provisioning and Operating the SSU-2000e
Overview of the SSU-2000e Security System
Passwords must have at least one alphanumeric, one numeric, and one special
(punctuation, for example) character. The password can be up to 10 characters
long. The user must create a new password after the specified password aging
period has elapsed; the new password cannot be the same as any of the previous
three passwords. The user must confirm entry of a new password by re-typing the
password.
If a user fails to enter a correct password in a preset number of attempts, that user is
locked out from further attempts to log in for a specified amount of time, and an
entry is made in the security log. An Administrator-level user can set the number of
attempts, the lock-out period, and password aging.
A security log maintains a record of each login attempt, successful logins, and
log-outs. Other events stored in the log including adding and changing users,
changes to a user's profile (password and/or access level), enabling and disabling a
user, or changes to the password aging period. The log records the date and time of
each entry, the user ID, and the session type. Passwords are not stored in the
security log. This log is stored in non-volatile memory, and cannot be modified or
deleted by any user.
In order to use the security features, the hardware and firmware in the SSU-2000e
must be as shown in
Table 3-2. Firmware Requirements for Security Features
Module
Communications 23413012-00x-0
module
23413015-00x-0
Clock modules
23413016-000-0
Note:
a
The hardware revision is on a label located on the front panel. You can display the hardware
revision by issuing the TL1 command RTRV-INV, or the ICS command CONFIG.
b
Japan Composite Clock
The SSU-2000e system software allows you to set up a list of users with one of five
access levels; each level has an increasing level of access to system functions and
commands. Each incremental access level incorporates all of the options from the
lower numbered access levels and additional options at that level. For instance, a
User-level user does not have as many options available as a Technician-level user.
An Administrator-level user assigns the access level to each user when the user id
and password is created.
the operator privileges for each level.
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Table 3-2.
Hardware Revision
Module Part
Number
A.00 or higher
A.00 (JCC: B.00) or higher
A.00 (JCC: A.10)
Table 3-3
a
Required
14313012-000-5 Rev. M.00
14313015-000-5 Rev. M.00
b
or higher
summarizes each access level, ID number, and
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Firmware Code Part
Number