Security Administration
General
FOXMAN-UN security is a very flexible system based on identity and access control commonly known as AAA (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting).
Authentication is based on the operating system as well as on the FOXMAN-UN application. A user is identified on logging into the workstation or PC. A second identification takes place before a GUI can be connected to the FOXMAN-UN database.
Authorization occurs by the means of roles assigned to each FOXMAN-UN user (RBAC), or user privileges and profiles (DAC, legacy). A user is authorized or not authorized to perform the defined FOXMAN-UN functions.
Accounting consists of the activity logging capabilities of FOXMAN-UN. All security operations (amongst others) are logged and stored in history files for later auditing.
Please note:
FOXMAN-UN Security elements are described in details in the following sections of the “FOXMAN-UN NEM Help System” User Manual:
→ chapter “NEM Configurator - Role Based Access Control”,
→ chapter “SNMP Security Profile - Create/Properties,
→ chapter “Security Configuration”.