What's new for IBM Spectrum Control 5.4.10

Learn about the latest features and changes that are available in IBM Spectrum® Control 5.4.10.

Get more secure with multifactor authentication

Enhancing the security around user access is an important part of protecting your network and applications against unwanted intrusions. In an unparalleled time of global connectivity and proliferation of IoT devices into every aspect of business, the threat of cybercrimes is ever present. Organizations must safeguard their applications -- and metadata -- diligently, defending against breaches that can harm operations. To help provide an extra layer of protection and reduce your security risks, you can now use multifactor authentication to control user access in IBM Spectrum Control.

Currently, IBM Spectrum Control requires you to enter a username and password to log in and monitor your storage. Your access is authenticated based on the local OS or LDAP group that your username belongs to. With multifactor authentication enabled, you can now require more pieces of information when users log in for more secure verification. Multifactor authentication uses any combination of two or more methods, called factors, to authenticate you to IBM Spectrum Control and protect your metadata from unauthorized access.

Authentication configuration and MFA

How it works: To provide multifactor authentication, IBM Spectrum Control integrates with IBM Security Verify, a cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) service provider. This service provides different factors to validate and verify users. An Administrator within IBM Spectrum Control configures this integration. Then, when other users log in, they must enter a username and password and a second form of identification that is requested by IBM Security Verify.

IBM Security Verify

Configuring multifactor authentication

Enhanced support

The following device and platform are now supported:
  • Monitor Cisco switches with NX-OS Release 9.2(1a).
  • Install IBM Spectrum Control and Storage Resource agents on Windows Server 2022.

Product fixes and security updates

In every release of IBM Spectrum Control, IBM fixes issues that are reported by our internal teams and by our customers. Along with fixes, improving the operation and security of the product is also a priority. See what's been updated and fixed in this release:

Limitations and known issues

For information about limitations and known issues that might occur when you use IBM Spectrum Control 5.4.10, see Limitations and known issues for IBM Spectrum Control.

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