User's Manual

CMC Overview 19
Security Features
The CMC provides the following security features:
• User authentication through Active Directory (optional), or hardware-
stored user IDs and passwords
• Role-based authority, which enables an administrator to configure specific
privileges for each user
• User ID and password configuration through the Web interface
• Web interface supports 128-bit SSL 3.0 encryption and 40-bit SSL 3.0
encryption (for countries where 128-bit is not acceptable)
NOTE: Telnet does not support SSL encryption.
• Configurable IP ports (where applicable)
• Login failure limits per IP address, with login blocking from the IP address
when the limit is exceeded
• Configurable session auto time out, and number of simultaneous sessions
• Limited IP address range for clients connecting to the CMC
• Secure Shell (SSH), which uses an encrypted layer for higher security
Chassis Overview
Figure 1-1 shows the facing edge of a CMC (inset) and the locations of the
CMC slots in the chassis.