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  3. Steps to protect Flex Appliance
  4. About Flex Appliance hardening
NetBackup and NetBackup Appliances Hardening Guide

About Flex Appliance hardening

This chapter contains information on the Flex Appliance features that can help to secure your data protection infrastructure.

The following features are enabled by default:

  • Intrusion detection and prevention through Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux)

  • Conformance to the OS hardening rules of the Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).

  • Conformance to the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2.

Use the procedures in this chapter to enable other features to protect your appliance.

For more detailed information about Flex Appliance security, see the following guides:

  • Flex Appliance Getting Started and Administration Guide

  • NetBackup Application Guide for Flex Appliance

  • NetBackup Flex Appliance Security white paper

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