Smart Card Readers; Cisco Sme Prerequisites; Java Cryptography Extension Requirement; Zoning Requirement - Cisco AJ732A - MDS 9134 Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Cisco SME Prerequisites

S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m

Smart Card Readers

To employ standard and advanced security levels, Cisco SME requires the following:
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The smart card reader is a USB device that is connected to a management workstation. The management
workstation is used to configure the Cisco SME cluster. The smart card reader requires the smart card
drivers that are included on the installation CD. These must be installed on the management workstation
where the reader is attached.
The smart card reader is supported on Windows-only platforms.
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Cisco SME Prerequisites
This section describes the following requirements:
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Java Cryptography Extension Requirement

Cisco SME requires Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy Files
5C0 (for JRE 1.5). You will need to extract and copy the local_policy.jar and the US_export_policy.jar
files to the $JAVA_HOME\jre\lib\security\ directory. You can obtain these files from the Fabric Manager
Installation CD.

Zoning Requirement

Zoning requirements include the following:
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For information on zoning, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide.

FC-Redirect Requirements

FC-Redirect requirements include the following:
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Media Encryption Configuration Guide
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Smart Card Reader for Cisco SME (DS-SCR-K9)
Smart Card for Cisco SME (DS-SC-K9)
Java Cryptography Extension Requirement, page 1-12
Zoning Requirement, page 1-12
FC-Redirect Requirements, page 1-12
Internal virtual N-ports are created by Cisco SME in the default zone. The default zone must be set
to deny and these virtual N-ports must not be zoned with any other host or target.
The MDS switch with the MSM-18/4 module installed or the 9222i switch needs to be running Cisco
MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(2c) or later, or Cisco NX-OS 4.x.
The target must be connected to an MDS 95XX/9216/9222i switch running Cisco MDS SAN-OS
Release 3.2(2c) or later, or Cisco NX-OS 4.x.
32 targets per MSM-18/4 module can be FC-redirected.
Chapter 1 Product Overview
OL-18091-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x