Some database servers use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) when communicating with SPP. Depending on the platform type, version, and configuration, the database server can either use SSL for only encrypting the session or it can use SSL for encrypting and verifying the authenticity of the database server.
ODBC Transport
The following platforms use the ODBC transport. SPP installs the appropriate software driver on the appliance to communicate with the platform. The configuration data that SPP uses to initialize a connection with the server is in the form of a connection string consisting of a colon-separated list of driver-specific options.
By default, the database servers encrypt the login data, but not the subsequent data passed on the connection. You must configure SSL and enable it on the database server to enable encryption for the session data.
Microsoft SQL Server
MicrosoftSQL Serveris always capable of encrypting the connection with SSL. It listens on a single port for both SSL and non-SSL connections.
If you have set the Force Encryption option to yes on the SQL server, then it uses SSL to encrypt the data, regardless of whether the SPP client requests it or not.
You can set the Force Encryption option to yes on the SQL server without configuring a server certificate. In this case, the SQL server transparently generates a self-signed certificate to use when a SPP client requests encryption. This makes it possible for the SQL server to use SSL only to provide encryption for the session without verifying the server certificate.
NOTE: It is not possible from within a running session to detect whether the SQL server is using SSL for encryption.
Table 230: Microsoft SQL Server SSL support
| SPP Client Options |
Microsoft SQL Server Configuration |
Result |
| Use SSL Encryption |
Verify SSL Cert |
Force Encryption |
Server Cert Configured |
| No |
n/a |
No |
n/a |
The SQL Server does not encrypt the session. |
| Yes |
No |
n/a |
No |
SPP requests that the SQL server encrypt the session using a generated self-signed certificate. |
| Yes |
No |
n/a |
Yes |
SPP requests that the SQL server encrypt the session using the server certificate. |
| Yes |
Yes |
n/a |
No |
The SQL server rejects the connection as there is no certificate to verify against. |
| Yes |
Yes |
n/a |
Yes |
SPP requests that the SQL server encrypt the session and verify the server certificate against the trusted CA certificates in SPP. |
MySQL Server
To support SSL you must compile the MySQL server software with SSL support and correctly configure it with a CA certificate and server certificate. If there is any problem with the certificate, the MySQL server may log an error and start up without SSL support. In this case the MySQL server rejects the request to enable SSL for a session as there is no certificate to verify against and does not encrypt the session. The MySQL server listens on a single port for both types of connections.
The behavior of the MySQL server depends on the server version and configuration. In some versions of MySQL, the server enables SSL by default on all SPP client sessions once it is configured.
If the MySQL server defaults to using SSL, or requires SSL for a user, the MySQL server encrypts the session even if the SPP client does not request it. However, the SPP client cannot request to use SSL just for encryption; it can only request SSL if you have imported the correct CA certificate to SPP.
NOTE: It is possible to detect that SSL is in use from within a session by examining the session variables. That is, the SPP client can detect if a request to use SSL has not been honored and displays an error.
Table 231: MySQL Server SSL support
| No |
No |
Unencrypted session. |
| No |
Yes |
Determined by the MySQL server. The server encrypts the session if it defaults to using SSL or requires it for this user. |
| Yes |
No |
SPP client detects this and reports a failure. |
| Yes |
Yes |
SPP requests that the MySQL server encrypt the session and verity the server certificate against the trusted CA certificate in SPP |
For more information, see Preparing MySQL servers..
Sybase ASE Server
To support SSL you must correctly configure the Sybase server with a CA certificate and server certificate. The Sybase server listens on different ports for SSL and non-SSL connections, and rejects a mismatched request from a SPP client to a particular port.
The SPP client cannot request to use SSL just for encryption; it can only request SSL if you have imported the correct CA certificate to SPP.
Table 232: Sybase ASE Server SSL support
| No |
No |
Unencrypted session. |
| No |
Yes |
The Sybase server rejects the connection attempt.
NOTE: The ODBC driver cannot detect that this is an SSL error and displays a client cannot connect error. |
| Yes |
No |
The Sybase server rejects the session with an SSL error. |
| Yes |
Yes |
SPP requests that the Sybase server encrypt the session and verify the server certificate against the trusted CA certificates in SPP. |
For more information, see Preparing Sybase (Adaptive Server Enterprise) servers..
SPPuses the following access request states, which change as a request steps through the workflow process.
Table 233: Access request states
| Available |
Approved requests that are ready for the requester. That is, for password or SSH key release requests, the requester can view or copy the password or SSH key. For session access requests, the requester can launch the session. |
| Approved |
Requests that have been approved, but the check out time has not arrived. |
| Denied |
Requests denied by the approver. |
| Expired |
Requests for which the Checkout Duration has elapsed. |
| Pending |
Requests that are waiting for approval. |
| Revoked |
Approved requests retracted by the approver.
NOTE: The approver can revoke a request between the time the requester views it and checks it back in. |
SPP appliances can end up in a quarantine state if something goes wrong while doing certain activities. The best defense against losing data or compounding problems associated with quarantined appliances is a good and recent backup. At least one appliance in the SPP cluster should be scheduled to periodically generate a backup and send it to an archive server. For more information, see Backup and Retention..
Recovering from a quarantine state
- Follow these steps to create a quarantine bundle from the Recovery Kiosk. For more information, see Recovery Kiosk (Serial Kiosk)..
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Prior to using the Quarantine Bundle function, set up a Windows share where the quarantine bundle is to be sent.
- From the Recovery Kiosk, select the Support Bundle option, click the right arrow, and select Quarantine Bundle.
- Enter the following information:
- Address: Enter the address of the Windows share (<IP Address>\<ShareName>) where the support bundle is to be saved.
- If the Windows share is not anonymous, enter the User name and Password or SSH Key.
- Click Copy to Share.
- You can now restart the appliance. Often, a quarantine happens because the system was waiting for a response that did not return in time. Restarting the appliance allows it to retry and frequently fixes itself.
- To restart a quarantined appliance, connect to the Recovery Kiosk for that appliance and restart it from there. Once the appliance has restarted, it will take several minutes for SPP to start.
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If you attempt to connect to the appliance using the web client while SPP is starting, you will get notified of HTTP Error 503. Once the log in service is running you will be presented with a log in screen, but will not be able to proceed until the appliance has proceeded further. Once the appliance has booted out of the quarantine state, you will be able to log in and proceed as normal. At this time you should generate a support bundle. If the appliance remains in a quarantine state, the web client will continue to get HTTP Error 503.
If the web client cannot display the login screen, contact One Identity Technical Support and report the result.
To remove a quarantined appliance from a cluster
You may want to remove a quarantined appliance from a cluster.
- First try to unjoin the replica appliance from the cluster. For more information, see Unjoining replicas from a cluster..
- If unjoining the appliance fails, reset the cluster to remove the appliance from the cluster. For more information, see Resetting a cluster that has lost consensus..
Considerations for a factory reset of a hardware appliance
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Caution: Care should be taken when performing a factory reset against a physical appliance, because this operation removes all data and audit history, returning it to its original state when it first came from the factory. Performing a factory reset will NOT reset the BMC/IPMI interface or the IP address. However, the BMC/IPMI interface will need to be reenabled after the reset has completed (for more information, see Lights Out Management (BMC)). The appliance must go through configuration again as if it had just come from the factory. For more information, see Setting up Safeguard for Privileged Passwords for the first time..
In addition, performing a factory reset may change the default SSL certificate and default SSH host key.
The appliance resets to the current Long Term Support (LTS) version. For example, if the appliance is running version 6.6 (feature release) or 6.0.6 LTS (maintenance Long Term Support release) and then factory reset, the appliance will reset down to 6.0 LTS and you will have to patch up to your desired version. For more information, see Long Term Support (LTS) and Feature Releases.. |
One Identity Technical Support can determine if a factory reset is necessary. If a factory reset is the last option, you will need to contact Support to complete the operation.
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To perform a factory reset, connect to the Recovery Kiosk and select the Factory Reset option. For more information, see Factory reset from the Recovery Kiosk..
Once the factory reset is started, you must wait until it finishes (it could take up to 30 minutes to complete). When the factory reset is complete, the kiosk will return an Online indicator.
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Once the factory reset is complete:
- Re-configure the network interface settings.
- Patch to your desired SPP version using the required patching path.
- If this appliance will be the primary for the cluster, upload and restore the most recent backup. For more information, see Restore a backup..
- If this appliance will be a replica in a cluster, there is no need to restore a backup. Join the appliance to your cluster. For more information, see Enrolling replicas into a cluster..SPP will take care of replicating all the data back to the appliance.
Dynamic account groups are associated with rules engines that run when pertinent objects are created or changed. For example:
- Whenever you add or change an asset account, all applicable rules are reevaluated against that asset account.
- Whenever you change an asset account rule, the rule is reevaluated against all asset accounts within the scope of that rule. In other words, the rule is reevaluated against all asset accounts for grouping and the asset accounts within the designated partitions for tagging.
You can create a dynamic account group without any rules; however, no accounts will be added to this dynamic account group until you have added a rule.
In large environments, there is a possibility that the user interface may return before all of the rules have been reevaluated and you may not see the results you were expecting. If this happens, wait a few minutes and Refresh the screen to view the results.
Related topic:
Adding a dynamic account group
