Roles, Authentication and Services | Dell W-AP135, AP-134, AP-135

4 Roles, Authentication and Services

4.1 Roles

The module supports the roles of Crypto Officer, User, and Wireless Client; no additional roles (e.g., Maintenance) are supported. Administrative operations carried out by the Aruba Mobility Controller map to the Crypto Officer role. The Crypto Officer has the ability to configure, manage, and monitor the module, including the configuration, loading, and zeroization of CSPs.

Defining characteristics of the roles depend on whether the module is configured as a Remote AP mode or as a Remote Mesh Portal mode.

∙Remote AP:

oCrypto Officer role: the Crypto Officer is the Aruba Mobility Controller that has the ability to configure, manage, and monitor the module, including the configuration, loading, and zeroization of CSPs.

oUser role: in the standard configuration, the User operator shares the same services and authentication techniques as the Mobility Controller in the Crypto Officer role.

oWireless Client role: in Remote AP configuration, a wireless client can create a connection to the module using WPA2 and access wireless network access/bridging services. In advanced Remote AP configuration, when Remote AP cannot communicate with the controller, the wireless client role authenticates to the module via WPA2-PSK only.

∙CPSec AP:

oCrypto Officer Role: the Crypto Officer is the Aruba Mobility Controller that has the ability to configure, manage, and monitor the module, including the configuration, loading, and zeroization of CSPs.

oUser role: in the standard configuration, the User operator shares the same services and authentication techniques as the Mobility Controller in the Crypto Officer

oWireless Client role: in CPSec AP configuration, a wireless client can create a connection to the module using WPA2 and access wireless network access services.

∙Mesh AP (Mesh Point or Remote Mesh Portal configuration):

oCrypto Officer Role: the Crypto Officer role is the Aruba Mobility Controller that has the ability to configure, manage, and monitor the module, including the configuration, loading, and zeroization of CSPs.

oUser role: the second (or third, or nth) AP in a given mesh cluster

oWireless Client role: in Mesh AP configuration, a wireless client can create a connection to the module using WPA2 and access wireless network access services.

4.1.1Crypto Officer Authentication

In each of FIPS approved modes, the Aruba Mobility Controller implements the Crypto Officer role. Connections between the module and the mobility controller are protected using IPSec. Crypto Officer authentication is accomplished via either proof of possession of the IKEv1/IKEv2 pre-shared key or RSA certificate, which occurs during the IKEv1/IKEv2 key exchange.