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SSH Device Connection Information

The SSH Device type lets you manage privileged UNIX accounts.

Important! Before you configure a PUPM SSH endpoint, disable tunneled clear text passwords on the endpoint before you configure the endpoint settings.

When you create devices of this type, provide the following information so that CA Access Control Enterprise Management can connect to the device:

User Name

Defines the name of an administrative user of the endpoint. CA Access Control Enterprise Management uses this account to perform administrative tasks on the endpoint, for example, to connect to the endpoint, discover accounts, and change passwords. If you specify an operation administrator account, PUPM uses that account to perform administrative tasks on the endpoint.

Password

Defines the password of the administrative user of the endpoint.

Host

Defines the host name of the endpoint.

Operation Administrator User Login

(Optional) Defines the name of an operation administrator user of the endpoint. PUPM uses this account to perform administrative tasks on the endpoint, for example, discovering and changing the password of privileged accounts. If you do not specify an operation administrator user, PUPM uses the User Login account to perform administrative tasks on the endpoint.

If you specify an operation administrator user for an SSH endpoint that uses a Check Point firewall, specify the expert user. However, you cannot use PUPM to change the password for the expert account on the endpoint. This restriction means that the expert account must be a disconnected account in PUPM.

Operation Administrator Password

(Optional) Defines the password of the operation administrator user.

Configuration File

Specifies the name of the SSH Device XML configuration file. You can customize the XML files according to your needs.

Note: If you do not specify a value for this field, CA Access Control Enterprise Management uses the ssh_connector_conf.xml file.

Note: For more information about additional steps required to configure SSH Device endpoints. see the Enterprise Administration Guide.