HP-UX Host Intrusion Detection System Version 4.7 Administrator Guide HP-UX 11i v3 (766144-001, March 2014)

2 Configuring HP-UX HIDS
This chapter describes how to configure HP-UX HIDS System Manager and the Agent software.
For information on installing HIDS, see HP-UX HIDS 4.7 Release Notes.
This chapter addresses the following topics:
• “Required Configuration Steps” (page 20)
• “Optional Configuration Steps” (page 20)
• “Setting Up HP-UX HIDS Secure Communications” (page 21)
• “Configuring a Multihomed Agent System” (page 26)
• “Configuring a Multihomed Administration System” (page 28)
• “Configuring a Loopback System” (page 30)
• “Configuring Ports” (page 31)
• “Enabling Multiple Agents” (page 31)
• “Restricting Permissions” (page 33)
Once you have installed or updated HP-UX HIDS software, you must complete the configuration
with the following required and optional steps.
Required Configuration Steps
Before you run HP-UX HIDS, you must set up the secure communication protocol.
You must also create certificates to ensure secure communication between the administration system
and the agent systems.
Optional Configuration Steps
You may also need to complete one or more of the following tasks:
• “Configuring a Multihomed Agent System” (page 26)
If you have agent systems with more than one IP address, you may need to specify the correct
address to the agent and the administration software.
• “Configuring a Multihomed Administration System” (page 28)
If you have an administration system with more than one IP address, you may need to specify
the correct address to the administration software.
• “Configuring a Loopback System” (page 30)
• “Configuring Ports” (page 31)
• “Working with NIS” (page 31)
• “Working with Firewalls” (page 31)
• “Enabling Multiple Agents” (page 31)
• “Enabling More than 23 Agents (Thread Limits)” (page 31)
If you have many agent systems, you may need to increase the thread limit on the administration
system.
• “Enabling More than 20 Inbound Requests” (page 32)
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