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Network and Security Manager Administration Guide

Technical Overview

Architecture

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Detailed description of command progress
Command output, such as a configuration list or command-line interface (CLI) changes
on the device
NOTE: Job Manager configuration summaries and job information details do not display
passwords in the list of CLI commands for administrators that do not have the assigned
activity "View Device Passwords". By default, only the super administrator has this
assigned activity.
NSM architecture is built on a secure foundation, with secure communication between
management components and a single access point for inbound connections.
NOTE: For details on NSM architecture and help with setting up the management
system, see the Network and Security Manager Installation Guide.
NSM is a three-tier management system made up of a user interface (UI), management
system, and managed devices. The devices process your network traffic and are the
enforcement points that implement your policies. The UI and management system tiers
are software, not hardware, so you can deploy them quickly and easily. Because the
management system uses internal databases for storage and authentication, you do not
need LDAP or an external database. See Figure 1 on page 10.

Figure 1: NSM Network Architecture

The management system also provides a programmatic interface for integrating NSM
into larger enterprise business systems. This NSM API provides an alternative interface
to that provided by the UI. For details, see the Network and Security Manager API Guide.
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