Users Guide

Dell™ OpenManage™ Security 39

Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Authentication

For supported Red Hat

Enterprise Linux

and SUSE

Linux Enterprise

Server operating systems, Server Administrator authentication is based on the

Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) library. This documented library of

functions allows an administrator to determine how individual applications

authenticate users.

Encryption

Access to Server Administrator is enabled over a secure HTTPS connection

using secure socket layer (SSL) technology to ensure and protect the identity

of the system being managed. Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) is used by

supported Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and SUSE Linux Enterprise

Server operating systems to protect the user credentials and other sensitive

data that is transmitted over the socket connection when a user accesses the

Server Administrator.

Microsoft Active Directory

The Active Directory Service (ADS) software acts as the central authority for

network security. ADS allows the operating system to verify a user's identity

and control that user’s access to network resources. For Dell OpenManage

applications running on supported Windows platforms, Dell provides schema

extensions for customers to modify their Active Directory database to support

remote management authentication and authorization. IT Assistant, Server

Administrator, and Dell remote access controllers can interface with Active

Directory to add and control users and privileges from one central database.

For information about using Active Directory, see "Using Microsoft

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