User guide

Contents
OmniSwitch AOS Release 8 Switch Management Guide May 2014 vii
Account and Password Policy Settings ....................................................................6-7
How User Settings Are Saved ..................................................................................6-7
Creating a User ................................................................................................................6-8
Removing a User ......................................................................................................6-8
User-Configured Password ......................................................................................6-8
Configuring Password Policy Settings ..........................................................................6-10
Setting a Minimum Password Size .........................................................................6-10
Configuring the Username Password Exception ....................................................6-10
Configuring Password Character Requirements ....................................................6-11
Configuring Password Expiration ..........................................................................6-11
Default Password Expiration ...........................................................................6-11
Specific User Password Expiration .................................................................6-12
Configuring the Password History .........................................................................6-12
Configuring the Minimum Age for a Password .....................................................6-12
Configuring Global User Lockout Settings ...................................................................6-13
Configuring the User Lockout Window .................................................................6-13
Configuring the User Lockout Threshold Number ................................................6-13
Configuring the User Lockout Duration Time .......................................................6-14
Manually Locking and Unlocking User Accounts .................................................6-14
Configuring Privileges for a User .................................................................................6-15
Setting Up SNMP Access for a User Account ..............................................................6-16
SNMP Access Without Authentication/Encryption ...............................................6-16
SNMP Access With Authentication/Encryption ....................................................6-17
Removing SNMP Access From a User ..................................................................6-17
Multiple User Sessions ..................................................................................................6-18
Listing Other User Sessions ...................................................................................6-18
Listing Your Current Login Session ......................................................................6-19
Terminating Another Session .................................................................................6-19
Verifying the User Configuration .................................................................................6-20
Chapter 7 Managing Switch Security ........................................................................................7-1
In This Chapter ................................................................................................................7-1
Switch Security Defaults .................................................................................................7-2
Switch Security Overview ...............................................................................................7-3
Authenticated Switch Access ..........................................................................................7-4
AAA Servers—RADIUS or LDAP ..........................................................................7-4
Interaction With the User Database .........................................................................7-4
Configuring Authenticated Switch Access .....................................................................7-6
Quick Steps for Setting Up ASA ....................................................................................7-7
Setting Up Management Interfaces for ASA ..................................................................7-9
Enabling Switch Access ...........................................................................................7-9
Configuring the Default Setting .............................................................................7-10
Configuring Accounting for ASA .................................................................................7-11
Verifying the ASA Configuration .................................................................................7-12