User`s guide

Setting Up Pipeline Security
Pipeline Security profiles
7-8 Preliminary January 30, 1998 Pipeline User’s Guide
settings for the two predefined Security profiles, see “Recommended security
measures” on page 7-1.)
Default security level
The Pipeline has three possible security levels, including the default. The Default
security profile has no password. This security level is always activated for all
users who Telnet into the unit or access the terminal server interface in another
way. The Default security level is activated for the console whenever the unit is
reset, so that the privileges enabled in the Default profile are generally available.
Set System > Security > Default profile, Operations=No to prevent unauthorized
changes to other settings.
Security profile passwords
Passwords are case-insensitive in the Pipeline. If you specify the password “my
password,” the Pipeline accepts that string in any case combination (such as
“My-Password” or “MY-PASSWORD”).
Users who do not have Edit Security privileges, described next, can see the
Pipeline menus, but all passwords are displayed as *SECURE* instead of the
actual password. If a user has Edit Security privileges, passwords in Security
profiles can be seen and changed.
Security privileges
In addition to Default security, there is an additional Security profiles you can
customize to include any combination of the following privileges:
• Operations
If Operations=Yes, users can change parameter settings and access most DO
commands, which are manual commands used to change security levels or
manually dial or clear calls. (To learn more about DO commands, see the
Reference Guide chapter on using the Do commands.)
• Edit Security
If Edit Security=Yes, users can edit Security profiles. All passwords in
Security profiles are visible as text. This is the most powerful privilege you
can assign, because it allows users to change their own privileges at will.