Securing the Tivoli Storage Manager server
Secure the Tivoli® Storage Manager server and data by controlling access to servers and client nodes, encrypting data, and maintaining secure access levels and passwords.
- Security concepts
You can protect Tivoli Storage Manager from security risks by using communication protocols, securing passwords, and providing different access levels for administrators. - Managing administrators
An administrator who has system authority can complete any task with the Tivoli Storage Manager server, including assigning authority levels to other administrators. To complete some tasks, you must be granted authority by being assigned one or more authority levels. - Changing password requirements
You can change the minimum password limit, password length, password expiration, and enable or disable authentication for Tivoli Storage Manager. - Securing Tivoli Storage Manager on the system
Protect the system where the Tivoli Storage Manager server runs to prevent unauthorized access. - Securing communications
You can add more protection for your data and passwords by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or Transport Layer Security (TLS), a form of SSL. - Authenticating Tivoli Storage Manager users by using an LDAP server
Within a Tivoli Storage Manager system, users must authenticate to the server by providing a user ID and password. If your organization uses a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server to manage user IDs, you can use the LDAP server to authenticate Tivoli Storage Manager user IDs.