Users Guide
Configuring Security Features 199
Configuring Security Features
The DRAC 5 provides the following security features:
• Advanced Security options for the DRAC administrator:
• The Console Redirection disable option allows the
local
system user to
disable console redirection using the DRAC 5 Console Redirection
feature.
• The local configuration disable features allows the
remote
DRAC
administrator to selectively disable the ability to configure the
DRAC 5 from:
– BIOS POST option-ROM
– operating system using the local racadm and Dell OpenManage™
Server Administrator utilities
• RACADM CLI and Web-based interface operation, which supports
128-bit SSL encryption and 40-bit SSL encryption (for countries where
128-bit is not acceptable)
NOTE: Telnet does not support SSL encryption.
• Session time-out configuration (in seconds) 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.
• Login failure limits per IP address, with login blocking from the IP address
when the limit is exceeded.
• Limited IP address range for clients connecting to the DRAC 5