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  3. Steps to protect NetBackup Appliance
NetBackup and NetBackup Appliances Hardening Guide

Steps to protect NetBackup Appliance

This section includes the following topics:
  • About NetBackup Appliance hardening

  • About multifactor authentication

  • About single sign-on (SSO) authentication and authorization

  • About authentication using smart cards and digital certificates

  • Disable user access to the NetBackup appliance operating system

  • About Network Access Control

  • About data encryption

  • FIPS 140-2 conformance for NetBackup Appliance

  • About implementing external certificates

  • About antimalware protection

  • About forwarding logs to an external server

  • Creating the appliance login banner

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