Help for Appliance System Manager Security


Description of the information displayed

The Appliance System Manager (ASM) administrative interface lets you secure your system by managing several of the security features on the system.

The Security Main Page provides the current status of the system, including:


Description of the security information available

You display and update the system security information by selecting one of the items listed under the Security heading in the navigation frame. The following system security information can be displayed and updated by ASM:

Security Tasks Description
Manage Administrators Manages the list of administrators defined on the system. Administrators are allowed to manage the system using the the ASM administrative interface. The following administrator management functions are available:

List Administrators Displays the list of administrators currently defined on the system.

You can use the page showing the list of administrators to initiate administrator management tasks or use the items shown under the Manage Administrators sub-heading in the navigation frame.

Add Administrator Adds a new administrator.
Edit Administrator Updates the characteristics (for example, password) of an administrator.
Delete Administrator Deletes an administrator.


Manage Users Manages the list of system users defined on the system. System users are allowed to access the system and perform user functions, such as using FTP to install files in their home directories. The following system user management functions are available:

List Users Displays the list of users currently defined on the system.

You can use the page showing the list of users to initiate user management tasks or use the items shown under the Manage Users sub-heading in the navigation frame.

Add User Adds a new user.
Edit User Updates the characteristics (for example, password or disk quota) of a user.
Activate User Activates a user.
Deactivate User Deactivates a user.
Delete User Deletes a user.


System Access Network access control information (that is, which machines in the network are allowed to access and use the services provided by the system. The following access control information can be displayed and updated by ASM:

ASM Access Controls which remote systems can use the ASM administrative interface.
FTP Access Controls which remote systems can be used to access the user home directories using FTP.
Telnet Access Controls which remote systems can be used to telnet into the system.


System Password Updates the password of the system (root) administrator.
SSL Certificates Manages the SSL certificates available to the production web server for HTTP-S connections.