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Figure 6-7: User role assignment
5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 for each user account.
6. Click Save As. to save and name the new security control file.
7. Type a password for the security control file in the Current Password field and click OK.
6.6.5 Enable RBAC authentication on communication ports
Enabling RBAC authentication on communication ports secures access to the device. Connection to the
ports requires authentication with correct credentials. Select one of the methods described in this
section. Review the authentication options in Table 6-7
.
Table 6-7: Per-port RBAC authentication options
security
Do not perform any RBAC security functions on the port.
Enable full security over the port to RBAC. Keep records of access credentials and safeguard
them. If the administrator name or password are lost, you must reset the device with the
factory default configuration to access it. If you restore the factory defaults it deletes all data
and the running configuration. See section 8.5.8 for additional details.
Security
Switch
Enable security over the port to RBAC but allow the electronic board security switch to
override RBAC security. If the administrator name or password are lost or forgotten, use the
security switch to disable the RBAC. If the switch is OFF, log in and reconfigure the security
access. No data is lost. See section 6.6.5.2.
6.6.5.1 Enable authentication from the RBCA security editor
1. Select the preferred authentication option for each port (Figure 6-8
).