Users Guide

DRAC 4 Overview 19
DRAC 4 Security Features
The DRAC 4 provides the following security features:
• User authentication through Microsoft Active Directory
®
(optional) or
hardware-stored user IDs and passwords
• Role-based authority, which provides each user with specific privileges
• User ID and password configuration through the Web-based interface or
racadm CLI
• racadm CLI and Web-based interface operation, which supports 40-bit
SSL encryption and 128-bit SSL encryption (for countries where 40- bit is
not acceptable).
NOTE: Telnet does not support SSL encryption.
• Session time-out configuration (in minutes) through the Web-based
interface or racadm CLI
• Configurable IP ports (where applicable)
• Secure Shell (SSH), which uses an encrypted transport layer for higher
security. SSH is available on DRAC 4 firmware 1.40 and later.
Serial port • Support for Serial console and racadm CLI commands
including system boot, reset, power-on, and shutdown
commands
• Support for text-only console redirection to a VT-100 terminal
or terminal emulator
Table 1-3. Supported Remote Access Connections (continued)
Connection Features