User's Manual
20 Overview
• Network time protocol (NTP) support
• Enhanced server summary, power reporting, and power control pages
• Forced CMC failover, and virtual "reseat" of servers
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
• Single Sign-on, Two-Factor Authentication, and Public Key
Authentication