HP Operations Manager for UNIX Administrator’s Reference

About HPOM Security
About System Security
About System Security
This section describes how HPOM behaves in trusted system
environments.
NOTE
Before installing and running HPOM on any system, you must ensure
that the system-level security measures comply with your organization’s
system security policies. To learn about system-level security policies, see
the product documentation for the relevant operating systems as well as
your specific company guidelines.
Guidelines for System Security
A secure or “trusted” system uses a number of techniques to improve
security at system level. Many different system security standards exist,
ranging from standards with industry-wide recognition such as the C2
system developed by the United States Defense Department, to
standards that are established and used internally in IT departments
within enterprises.
NOTE
Installing and running HPOM in a C2-secure environment is not
certified.
Different system security standards vary in stringency and apply a
variety of system security techniques, including the following:
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Authentication
System security standards may impose strict password and user
authentication methods for the user login procedure. HPOM
supports a pluggable authentication module (PAM) for the
authentication of users during the Java GUI login sequence. PAM
enables multiple authentication technologies to be added without
changing any of the login services, thereby preserving existing
system environments. For more information on PAM authentication,
see “About PAM Authentication” on page 364.
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