User authentication is the process of identifying someone who wants to gain access to a resource. A server contains protected resources that are only accessible to authorized users. When you want to access any resource on the server, the server uses different authentication mechanism to confirm your identity.
You can configure the authentication using for the following methods.
You can change your current password from the CLI Manager. The CLI Manager includes options to change passwords and permissions for multiple users.
For more information on configuring accounts and passwords, refer to section Accounts and Passwords Management.
The Appliance Logs tool can be differentiated into appliance common logs and appliance-specific logs. Syslog is a log type that is common for all appliances.
For more information about configuring syslog, refer the section [Working with Logs].
External certificates or digital certificates are used to encrypt online communications securely between two entities over the Internet. It is a digitally signed statement that is used to assert the online identities of individuals, computers, and other entities on the network, utilizing the security applications of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is the standard cryptographic system that is used to facilitate the secure exchange of information between entities.
For more information on configuring certificates, refer here.
The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) setting allows the system to send emails. You can set up an email server that supports the notification features in Protegrity Reports.
To configure SMTP from Web UI:
Login to the ESA.
Navigate to Settings > Network.
Click the SMTP Settings tab.
The following screen appears.
For more information about configuring SMTP, refer Email Setup.
Using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), you can query the appliance performance data.
By default, due to security reasons, the SNMP service is disabled. To enable the service and provide its basic configuration (listening address, community string) you can use the SNMP tool available in the CLI Manager.
To initialize SNMP configuration:
Login to the CLI Manager.
Navigate to Networking > SNMP Configuration.
Enter the root password to execute the SNMP configuration and click OK.
The following screen appears.
You can also start the SNMP Service from the Web UI. Navigate to System > Services to start the SNMP service.
For more information about configuring SNMP, refer Configure SNMP.