Smart card authentication for NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu
This topic provides the following information to configure smart card authentication for the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu (shell menu):
Order of steps
Smart card SSH menu commands
Order of steps
Enable smart card authentication for SSH. You must first enable the feature before you can add the public key (step 3).
Configure the mapping attribute to determine which field in the remote database is used to search for the public key.
Add the public key for a local user. You can use either a public key file or a certificate file method.
(Optional) Choose to enable or disable password authentication for SSH login.
Table: Smart card SSH menu commands
Command | Description |
|---|---|
Configure MappingAttribute CN/UPN Configure PublicKey Add filetype <username> Configure PublicKey Remove <username> | The Configure command configures the appliance smart card authentication and is used to configure the following parameters: MappingAttribute is for either CN (Common Name) or UPN (User Principle Name). This attribute determines which of those fields in the remote database is used to search for the public key. Configure PublicKey Add filetype <username> adds a public key for a local user. Here, filetype is either Note: Before you can add a public key, you must first enable SSH smart card authentication with the Enable command described further below. Configure PublicKey Remove <username> removes a public key for a local user. |
Disable | Disables smart card authentication for SSH user. |
Enable | Enables smart card authentication for SSH users. If all the prerequisites for DNS and smart card configuration commands have been performed successfully, authentication with smart cards is enabled. Note: Before you can add a public key, you must first run this command to enable SSH smart card authentication. |
PWauth | Enables or disables password authentication for SSH login. |
Show | Shows the values of the mapping attribute and status of the smart card authentication. |