Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001342-01, July 2009)

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Security class areas
Table 8 lists Fabric Watch areas in the security class and describes what each area indicates.
TABLE 8 Security class areas
Area Indicates
API Violations An API access request reaches a secure switch from an unauthorized IP address.
DCC Violations An unauthorized device attempts to log in to a secure fabric.
Front Panel Violations A secure switch detects unauthorized front panel access.
HTTP Violations A browser access request reaches a secure switch from an unauthorized IP address.
Illegal Command Commands permitted only to the primary Fibre Channel Switch (FCS) are executed on
another switch.
Incompatible Security
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Secure switches with different version stamps have been detected.
Invalid Certificates Invalid certificates which represent an attempted security breach.
Invalid Signatures Invalid signatures which occur when a switch cannot verify the signature of a packet.
and rejects the packet.
Invalid Timestamps Invalid timestamps which occur if a time interval becomes too great from the time a
packet is sent to the time it is received, and the switch rejects it.
Login Violations Login violations which occur when a secure fabric detects a login failure.
MS Violations MS (Management Server) violations which occur when an access request reaches a
secure switch from an unauthorized WWN (World Wide Name). The WWN appears in
the ERRLOG.
No-FCS The switch has lost contact with the primary FCS.
RSNMP Violations RSNMP (Remote Simple Network Management Protocol) violations which occur when
an SNMP get operation reaches a secure switch from an unauthorized IP address.
SCC Violations SCC violations which occur when an unauthorized switch tries to join a secure fabric.
The WWN of the unauthorized switch appears in the ERRLOG.
Serial Violations Serial violations which occur when a secure switch detects an unauthorized serial port
connection request.
SES Violations SCSI Enclosed Services (SES) violations which occur when an SES request reaches a
secure switch from an unauthorized WWN.
SLAP Bad Packets Switch Link Authentication Protocol (SLAP) bad packets failure which occur when the
switch receives unexpected packets and packets with incorrect transmission IDs.
SLAP Failures SLAP failures which occur when packets try to pass from a nonsecure switch to a
secure fabric.
Telnet Violations Telnet violations which occur when a Telnet connection request reaches a secure
switch from an unauthorized IP address.
TS Out of Sync Time Server (TS) which occur when an out-of-synchronization error has been detected.
WSNMP Violations WSNMP violations which occur when an SNMP set operation reaches a secure switch
from an unauthorized IP address.