Dell Chassis Management Controller Version 6.0 for PowerEdge M1000e User’s Guide

Security Features

CMC provides the following security features:

• Password-level security management — Prevents unauthorized access to a remote system.
• Centralized user authentication through:
  • Active Directory using Standard Schema or an Extended Schema (optional.)
  • Hardware-stored user IDs and passwords.
• Role-based authority — Enables an administrator to configure specific privileges for each user.
• User ID and password configuration through the Web interface.
  NOTE Web interface supports 128-bit SSL 3.0 encryption and 40-bit SSL 3.0 encryption (for countries where 128-bit is not acceptable).
  NOTE Telnet does not support SSL encryption.
• Configurable IP ports, if applicable.
• Login failure limits per IP address, with login blocking from the IP address when the limit is exceeded.
• Configurable session auto time out, and more than one simultaneous sessions.
• Limited IP address range for clients connecting to CMC.
• Secure Shell (SSH), which uses an encrypted layer for higher security.
• Single Sign-on, Two-Factor Authentication, and Public Key Authentication.