One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Passwords 2.9 - Administration Guide

Identity and Authentication

Safeguard for Privileged Passwords allows you to create various types of identity and authentication providers to integrate with existing directory services. This helps you to effectively manage users and how they will log into Safeguard. You can create providers for Active Directory, OpenLDAP 2.4, any SAML 2.0 federated service, or Radius.

To be managed, a directory asset must be added as both an asset and as an identity provider. When adding the identity provider, if the account name matches an account name already linked to an identity provider, the provider is automatically assigned.For more information, see Accounts.

Navigate to Administrative Tools | Settings | External Integration | Identity and Authentication. The Identity and Authentication pane displays the following details about the identity and authentication providers defined.

Use these toolbar buttons to manage identity and authentication provider configurations.

Table 157: Identity and Authentication: Toolbar

Option	Description
Add	Add a identity or authentication provider configuration. For more information, see Adding identity and authentication providers.
Delete Selected	Remove the selected identity or authentication provider. The provider can be deleted if there are no associated users.
Refresh	Update the list of identity and authentication providers.
Edit	Modify the selected identity or authentication provider.
Sync Now	Run the directory addition and deletion synchronization process on demand. In addition, it runs through the discovery, if there are discovery rules and configurations set up.
Download	Download a copy of Safeguard for Privileged Passwords's Federation Metadata XML file. You will need this file to create the corresponding trust relationship on your STS server. The federation metadata XML file typically contains a digital signature and cannot be modified in any way, including white space. If you receive an error regarding a problem with the metadata, ensure the file has not been edited.

Authentication provider combinations

Some authentication providers can only be used for primary authentication and others can only support secondary authentication. See the table that follows for details on allowable authentication provider combinations.

Using "local" as the identity provider

Using Active Directory as the identity provider

Using LDAP as the identity provider

Adding identity and authentication providers

It is the responsibility of the Asset Administrator to add directories to Safeguard for use as identity and authentication providers.

If Active Directory forests have more than one domain, select the domain to use for identity and authentication and to display on the logon screen. It is the responsibility of a User Administrator or Appliance Administrator to create an External Federation or Radius provider to use for authentication.

To add identity and authentication providers

1. Navigate to Administrative Tools | Settings | External Integration | Identity and Authentication.
2. Click Add.
3. Click the provider:
   • Active Directory: See Active Directory and LDAP settings.
   • LDAP: See Active Directory and LDAP settings.
   • External Federation: See External Federation settings.
   • Radius: See Radius settings.
   • FIDO2: See FIDO2 settings.

   Active Directory and LDAP settings

   Use the General tab to add the required service account information. The following table lists the properties and designates the properties for Active Directory or LDAP only, if applicable.

   Table 161: Active Directory and LDAP: General tab properties

   Property	Description
   Service Account Domain Name (for Active Directory)	Enter the fully qualified Active Directory domain name, such as example.com. Do not enter the domain controller hostname, such as server.example.com; the domain controller's IP address, such as 10.10.10.10; or the NETBIOS domain name, such as EXAMPLE. The service account domain name is the name of the domain where the service account resides. Safeguard for Privileged Passwords uses DNS-SRV to resolve domain names to actual domain controllers.
   Network Address (for OpenLDAP)	Enter a network DNS name or the IP address of the LDAP server for Safeguard for Privileged Passwords to use to connect to the managed system over the network.
   Service Account Name (for Active Directory)	Enter an account for Safeguard for Privileged Passwords to use for management tasks. If the account name matches an account name already linked to an identity provider, the provider is automatically assigned. When you add the directory, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords automatically adds the service account to the directory's Accounts tab and disables it for access requests. If you want the password to be available for release, click Access Requests and select Enable Password Request from the details toolbar. To enable session access, select Enable Session Request. Add an account that has permission to read all of the domains and accounts that you want to manage with Safeguard for Privileged Passwords. Safeguard for Privileged Passwords is forest-aware. Using the service account you specify, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords automatically locates all of the domains in the forest and creates a directory object which represents the entire forest. The directory object will have the same name as the forest-root domain regardless of which account you specify. For more information, see About service accounts.
   Service Account Distinguished Name (for OpenLDAP)	Enter a fully qualified distinguished name (FQDN) for Safeguard for Privileged Passwords to use for management tasks. For example: cn=dev-sa,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com
   Service Account Password	Enter the password Safeguard for Privileged Passwords uses to authenticate to this directory.
   Description	Enter information about this external identity provider.
   Connect	Click Connect to verify the credentials. If adding an Active Directory provider, all domains in the forest will be displayed. Choose which ones can be used for identity and authentication.
   Advanced	Open to reveal the following synchronization settings:
   Available Domains for Identity and Authentication (for Active Directory)	All newly created Safeguard users that are imported from the directory user group will have their primary authentication provider set to use the directory domain from which their user originates. For an Active Directory forest with multiple domains, the domains must be marked as Available Domains for Identity and Authentication. Deselecting the forest root domain will have undesired results when managing directory users and groups. For more information, see Adding a directory user group.
   Port (for LDAP)	Enter port 389 used for communication with the LDAP directory.
   Use SSL Encryption (for OpenLDAP)	Select to enable Safeguard for Privileged Passwords to encrypt communication with an LDAP directory.
   Verify SSL Certificate (for OpenLDAP)	Select to verify the SSL certificate. This option is only available when the Use SSL Encryption option is selected.
   Sync additions every	Enter or select how often you want Safeguard for Privileged Passwords to synchronize directory additions (in minutes). This updates Safeguard for Privileged Passwords with any additions, or modifications that have been made to the directory objects, including group membership and user account attributes mapped to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords. Default: 15 minutes Range: Between 1 and 2147483647
   Sync deletions every	Enter or select how often you want Safeguard for Privileged Passwords to synchronize directory deletions (in minutes). This updates Safeguard for Privileged Passwords with any deletions that have been made to the directory objects, including group membership and user account attributes mapped to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords. Default: 15 minutes Range: Between 1 and 2147483647

On the Attributes tab, synchronize the attributes in Safeguard for Privileged Passwords to the directory schema attributes.

The Attributes tab displays the default directory attributes that are mapped to the Safeguard for Privileged Passwords properties, such as the user's first name.

To map the Safeguard for Privileged Passwords properties to different directory attributes

1. Browse to select one or more object classes for the users, computers, and groups categories, as applicable.

   Note: You can use or remove the default object class.

2. If you do not want to use the default property, begin typing in the property box. Safeguard for Privileged Passwords' auto-complete feature immediately displays a list of attributes to choose. Safeguard for Privileged Passwords only allows you to select attributes that are valid for the object classes you have selected for users, groups, and computers.
3. Once you have set all the properties, click Apply.

The following table list the default directory attributes.

External Federation settings

One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Passwords supports the SAML 2.0 Web Browser SSO Profile, allowing you to configure federated authentication with many different STS servers and services, such as Microsoft's AD FS. Through the exchange of the federation metadata, you can create a trust relationship between the two systems. Then, you will create a Safeguard for Privileged Passwords user account to be associated with the federated account. When an end user logs in, they will be redirected to the external STS to enter their credentials and perform any two-factor authentication that may be required by that STS. After successful authentication, they will be redirected back to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords and logged in.

To use external federation, you must first download the federation metadata XML for your STS and save it to a file. For example, for Microsoft's AD FS, you can download the federation metadata XML from:

https://<adfs server>/FederationMetadata/2007-06/FederationMetadata.xml.

To add external federation:

1. In the External Federation dialog, supply the following information:

   1. Name: The unique name assigned to the external federation service provider. The name is for administrative purposes only and will not be seen by the end users.

   2. Realm: The unique realm value (typically a DNS suffix, like contoso.com) that matches the email addresses of users that will use this STS for authentication. A case-insensitive comparison will be used on this value when performing Home Realm Discovery.

   3. Federation Metadata File: Click Browse to select the STS federation metadata xml file.
   4. Description: Enter any text. The text is seen only here and used for administrative purposes.
2. Click Download Safeguard for Privileged Passwords Metadata File: You will need this file to create the corresponding trust relationship on your STS server. The federation metadata XML file typically contains a digital signature and cannot be modified in any way, including white space. If you receive an error regarding a problem with the metadata, ensure the file has not been edited. Also see: How do I create a relying party trust for the STS.

Radius settings

Create and configure a Radius server for use as either a primary authentication provider or secondary authentication provider. To use a Radius server for both primary and secondary authentication, you will need to create two authentication providers. The steps to create Radius as a primary provider or secondary provider follow:

1. In the Radius dialog, supply the following information:

   1. Name: The unique display name. When creating the Radius provider for primary authentication, this name value will be displayed in the drop-down list on the login page.

   2. Type: Choose As Primary Authentication or As Secondary Authentication.

   3. Server Address: Enter a network DNS name or the IP address used to connect to the server over the network.
   4. Secondary Server Address: (Optional) Enter a network DNS name or the IP address for an additional or redundant server.
   5. Shared Secret: Enter the server's secret key. Click to show the server's secret key.
   6. Port: Enter the port number that the Radius server uses to listen for authentication requests. The default is port 1812.
   7. Timeout: Specify how long to wait before a Radius authentication request times out.
   8. PreAuthenticate for Challenge/Response: If selected, an Access-Request call containing only the User-Name is sent to the Radius server prior to the user's authentication attempt. This is done to inform the Radius server of the user's identity so it can possibly begin the authentication process by starting a challenge/response cycle. This may be required to seed the user's state data. In addition, the Radius server's response may include a login message that is to be displayed, which is specific to that user. Note, if the Radius server is not configured to respond with an Access-Challenge, then this will cause the log in to fail and the user will be unable to proceed. This setting is only applicable when using Radius as a secondary authentication provider. The setting has no effect if enabled on a primary authentication provider.
   9. Always Mask User Input: If selected, the text box that the user enters their one-time password, or other challenge required by the Radius server, will always be a password style text box in which the user's input is masked and appears as a series of dots, not as clear text. This may be desired when the challenge is not just a one-time password, but also contains the user's PIN. This will prevent any passer-by from seeing the private information. Note, however, that when this setting is enabled, it will also override the Prompt attribute of the Radius server's Access-Challenge response, such that the user's input will always be masked.
   10. Description: Enter any text. The text is seen only here and used for administrative purposes.

2. Click OK.

FIDO2 settings

Create and configure FIDO2 for use as a secondary authentication provider.

1. In the FIDO2 dialog, provide the following settings:
   1. Name: The unique name assigned to the provider. The name is for administrative purposes only and will not be seen by the end users.

   2. Domain Suffix: This must be a DNS name that identifies the appliance. Typically, this will be the DNS name used to access Safeguard. It cannot be an IP address. The value is a a domain string identifying the WebAuthn Relying Party for which the registration or authentication ceremony is performed.

      A public key credential can only be used for authentication with the same entity (identified by this value) it was registered with. However, this value can be a registerable domain suffix of what appears in the user’s browser when registering. For example, you could enter contoso.com to register against a server at https://www.contoso.com or https://node1.contoso.com. Later, you can use the same authenticator security key to authenticate at either of the locations.

   3. Description: Enter any text. The text is seen only here and used for administrative purposes.
2. Click OK.

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an Internet-standard protocol for managing devices on IP networks. One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Passwords allows you to configure SNMP subscriptions for sending SNMP traps to your SNMP console when certain events occur.

Navigate to Administrative Tools | Settings | External Integration | SNMP. The SNMP pane displays the following about the SNMP subscribers defined.

Use these toolbar buttons to manage the SNMP subscriptions.

Table 164: SNMP: Toolbar

Option	Description
New	Add a new SNMP subscription. For more information, see Configuring SNMP subscriptions.
Delete Selected	Remove the selected SNMP subscription.
Refresh	Update the list of SNMP subscriptions.
Edit	Modify the selected SNMP subscription.
Copy	Clone the selected SNMP subscription.