Black Box ET0100A, ET1000A, ET0010A, EncrypTight manual XML-RPC Certificate Authentication

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ETEP Configuration

Maximum number of concurrent login sessions allowed per user

The number of login failures allowed before locking an account

The strong password policy enforces more stringent password rules and conventions than the default password policy. The default password policy is enforced unless you explicitly enable the strong password policy.

NOTE

Enabling strong password enforcement restarts the SSH daemon, closing any open SSH connections between ETEMS and the ETEP. It can take up to 30 seconds to re-establish an SSH connection after enabling strong passwords.

Related topics:

“Default Password Policy Conventions” on page 104

“Strong Password Policy Conventions” on page 104

XML-RPC Certificate Authentication

The remote user certificate authentication on the ETEP is required to support the Common Access Card (smart card) feature in an EncrypTight deployment.

The EncrypTight system supports the use of smart cards such as the DoD Common Access Card (CAC). The use of a CAC provides user authorization in addition to certificate-based authentication. When you use CACs, EncrypTight components use the certificates installed on the card to determine if a user is authorized to perform a specific action.

Setting up the ETEP to use a CAC involves several tasks:

1Install certificates on the ETEPs. This task is performed using the EncrypTight software.

2Enable strict authentication on the ETEPs.

3Enable Common Access Card Authentication on the ETEPs

4Add common names to the existing user accounts on the ETEPs, or add new user accounts with common names. These names must match the common names used on the identity certificates included on the CACs.

Additional steps are required to prepare the EncrypTight workstation and ETKMS to use strict authentication with smart cards. Be sure to complete all of the required steps in order, as described in “Using Enhanced Security Features” on page 261.

Related topics:

“Adding ETEP Users” on page 106

“Using a Common Access Card” on page 294

“EncrypTight Settings” on page 333

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