The HP-UX
AAA Server, based on a client/server architecture, consists of three
components which may be installed independently:
HP-UX AAA Server daemon, libraries
and utilities
The AAA Server Manager program that performs administration
and configuration tasks from a web browser for one or more AAA servers
AAA Server module for Oracle
authentication
The exchange of configuration information between a remote
AAA server and the AAA Server Manager program is validated
by a shared secret. This secret is unique to the Server Manager and
a remote AAA server. It should not be the same secret used by a
AAA server and the peers that it communicates with. The exchange
of information between a browser and the client program is not validated
or encrypted by default, although you can configure HTTPS to secure this
communication.
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and HP-UX AAA Server, install the Server Manager and the HP-UX AAA
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AAA
Servers |
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AAA server installations include the AAA server, which performs
the authentication, authorization, and accounting functions to process
requests, and RMI objects. The RMI objects establish a connection
and facilitate communication between the AAA server and the HP-UX
Tomcat-based Serverlet Engine.
AAA
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The
AAA Server Manager utilizes the HP-UX
Tomcat-based Serverlet Engine to provide a configuration interface
between a web browser and one or more AAA servers. The Server Manager
program is used for starting, stopping, configuring, and modifying
the servers. In addition, Server Manager can retrieve logged server
sessions and accounting information for an administrator.
The 802.1x
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The
802.1x Advisor is an HTML tutorial/help system in the Server Manager
GUI that walks you through the tasks and Server Manager screens
for securing WLANs with the HP-UX AAA Server. The 802.1x Advisor
provides information only—it does not edit configuration
files. Follow the 802.1x Advisor and use Server Manager to create
and deploy basic AAA configurations for securing WLANs. Refer to
the HP-UX AAA Server Administrator’s Guide for complete
HP-UX AAA Server documentation.
The following graphic shows the 802.1x Advisor used to quickly
secure WLANs with the HP-UX AAA Server:
Accessing the Server
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The
Server Manager provides access to AAA server management functions
and configuration files. From a remote client workstation, administrators
can access the AAA Server Manager interface through a Web browser.
An administrator can create a AAA configuration for authenticating
users and implementing authorization policies. In addition to creating, modifying,
and deleting entries in many of the server’s configuration
files, an administrator may start and stop the AAA server, access
the server’s status and system time, retrieve information
from accounting and session logs, and terminate sessions. You can
access the functions that perform these operations by selecting
an item from the Navigation Tree located in the left frame of the
HTML page.
Browser
Requirements for Server Manager
You
need one of the following Web browsers to access the Server Manager:
Microsoft Internet Explorer
5.50 (or higher)
The browser preferences or Internet options should be set
to always compare loaded pages to cached pages. HP recommends these
versions because of known problems in earlier versions.
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