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  2. NetBackup and NetBackup Appliances Hardening Guide
  3. Top recommendations to improve your NetBackup and NetBackup appliances security posture
  4. Enabling multifactor authentication
NetBackup and NetBackup Appliances Hardening Guide

Enabling multifactor authentication

Multifactor authentication uses at least two sources of verification to gain access to a resource. It is commonly used for activities like bank sign-ins and VPN access and can help you to align with your existing Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies.

NetBackup and NetBackup appliances provide multifactor authentication, which uses time-based one-time passwords to provide secure authentication.

You can also use single sign-on (SSO) and configure multifactor authentication through the SSO identity provider (IDP), or you can authenticate with smart cards or digital certificates.

How to enable multifactor authentication:

  • Flex Appliance

    See Managing multifactor authentication.

    See Managing multifactor authentication on a primary or a media server instance.

    See Managing multifactor authentication on a WORM storage server.

  • NetBackup Appliance

    See Enabling multifactor authentication.

  • NetBackup

    See About multifactor authentication.

  • NetBackup Flex Scale

    See About multifactor authentication.

  • Access Appliance

    See About multifactor authentication.

How to enable single sign-on:

  • Flex Appliance

    See Managing single sign-on (SSO).

  • NetBackup Appliance

    See About single sign-on (SSO) authentication and authorization.

  • NetBackup

    See Configure NetBackup for single sign-on (SSO).

  • NetBackup Flex Scale

    See About single sign-on (SSO) configuration.

  • Access Appliance

    See About single sign-on (SSO) configuration .

How to enable smart cards or digital certificates:

  • Flex Appliance

    See Managing user authentication with smart cards or digital certificates.

  • NetBackup Appliance

    See About authentication using smart cards and digital certificates.

  • NetBackup

    See Configure user authentication with smart cards or digital certificates.

  • NetBackup Flex Scale

    See Authenticating users using digital certificates or smart cards.

  • Access Appliance

    See Configuring user authentication using digital certificates or smart cards.

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