Dell Brocade 6520 Command Reference Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 30

1 Understanding Role-Based Access Control Understanding Role-Based Access Control Fabric OS implements Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) to control access to all Fabric OS operations. Seven predefined roles are supported, as described in Table 2. These predefined role definitions are guided by perceived common operational situations and the operations and effects a role is permitted to have on a fabric and individual fabric elements. TABLE 2 Role definitions Role name Definition User Operator SwitchAdmin ZoneAdmin FabricAdmin BasicSwitchAdmin Admin SecurityAdmin Non-administrative use, such as monitoring system activity. In Fabric OS v6.2.0 and later, the user account gains access to Fabric ID 128. This is the default logical fabric after a firmware upgrade. A subset of administrative tasks typically required for routine maintenance operations. Administrative use excluding security, user management, and zoning. Zone management only. Administrative use excluding user management and Admin Domain management. A subset of administrative tasks, typically of a more limited scope and effect. All administrative tasks, including encryption and chassis commands. Administrative use including admin, encryption, security, user management, and zoning. In addition to these predefined roles, Fabric OS v7.0.0 and later provides support for creating user-defined roles. Refer to the roleConfig command for more information. Additional command restrictions apply depending on whether Virtual Fabrics or Admin Domains are enabled in a fabric. Refer to Appendix A, "Command Availability", NOTE Virtual Fabrics and Admin Domains are mutually exclusive and are not supported at the same time on a switch. To use Admin Domains, you must first disable Virtual Fabrics; to use Virtual Fabrics, you must first delete all Admin Domains. Use ad --clear -f to remove all Admin Domains. Refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for more information. Encryption commands and permissions There are two system RBAC roles that are permitted to perform encryption operations. • Admin and SecurityAdmin Users authenticated with the Admin and SecurityAdmin RBAC roles may perform cryptographic functions assigned to the FIPS Crypto Officer, including the following: - Perform encryption node initialization. - Enable cryptographic operations. - Manage critical security parameters (CSPs) input and output functions. - Zeroize encryption CSPs. - Register and configure a key vault. - Configure a recovery share policy. 2 Fabric OS Command Reference 53-1002746-01