Viewing definition and cluster strength

You can view the definition and cluster strength from the Data Management Dashboard.

Procedure

To view the definition and cluster strength, complete the following steps:

  1. In the Data Management Dashboard, navigate to Security > Security Advisor .
  2. Click the Security Rules tab.
  3. Click on a security rule.
  4. By default, the tab appears and the following details are displayed:
    • Security percentage of the definition
    • Strength of the definition
    • Access Control criteria:
      • Check whether the external syslog server is configured
      • Check if NTP authentication is configured
      • Support channel status
      • Check whether sudo access for the support user is disabled
    • Configuration criteria:
      1. Check if External KMS is configured
      2. Check whether the login banner is enabled
      3. Check whether the audit log retention period is greater than 180 days
      4. Check if SNMPv3 is configured
      5. Check whether filer logs are enabled and the retention period is greater than 180 days
      6. Check whether Two-factor authentication is enabled
    • Smart Files criteria:
      1. Check whether Global Allowlist is disabled
      2. Check whether SMB authentication is enabled
  5. Click the Clusters tab to view the following details:
    • Percentage of out of rule clusters
    • Total number of out of rule clusters
    • Total number of protected clusters
    • Cluster name and the corresponding strength