Novell IFOLDER 3.8 - CROSS-PLATFORM Manuel utilisateur

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Novell iFolder 3.8 Security Administration Guide

iFolder

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November 2009

Security Administration Guide

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Contents 5

Contents

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About This Guide 7

1 Security Best Practices Overview 9

1.1 Security Recommendations for iFolder 3.7 and Later Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2 Security Best Practices for Novell iFolder 3.7 and Later Versions 11

2.1 Secure Communication with the LDAP Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.1.1 Using SSL for Server Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.2 Communication between the Web Admin Server and the Web Admin Browser . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.3 Enterprise Client/Server Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.4 Web Access Server Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.5 Disabling the SSL 2.0 Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.6 Configuring a Cipher Suite to Use for SSL/TLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2.7 Installing Trusted Roots and Certifications on the iFolder Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2.8 Installing Server Certificates from a Known Certificate Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2.9 Using a Shared Certificate in iFolder Clusters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2.10 Ensuring Privilege Separation for the iFolder Proxy User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2.11 Using Synchronize Now to Remove Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2.12 Controlling Access to the iFolder Data Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2.13 Controlling Access to the iFolder Server Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2.14 Controlling Access to And Backing Up the iFolder Audit Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2.15 Encrypting Data on the Server for iFolder 3.7 and Later Versions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

2.16 Preventing the Propagation of Viruses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

2.17 Backing Up the iFolder Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

2.18 Loading the Recovery Agent Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

3 Security Best Practices for the iFolder Client 17

3.1 Configuring Client-Side Firewalls for iFolder Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3.2 Configuring Client-Side Virus Scanners for iFolder Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3.3 Configuring a Web Browser to Use SSL 3.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3.4 Creating an Encrypted iFolder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3.5 Using the Recovery Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3.6 Transferring the Encryption Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4 Other Security Best Practices 19

4.1 Controlling Physical Access to the iFolder Servers and Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4.2 Securing Access to the Servers with a Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4.3 Securing Communications with a VPN If SSL Is Disabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4.4 Securing Wireless LAN Connections If SSL Is Disabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

4.5 Creating Strong Password And Passphrase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

A Documentation Updates 21

A.1 December 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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A.2 December 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

A.3 October 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

A.4 August 15, 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

A.5 November 1, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

About This Guide 7

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About This Guide

This guide provides specific instructions on how to install, configure, and maintain Novell®

iFolder®and iFolder clients for versions 3.7 and later in the most secure way possible.

Chapter 1, “Security Best Practices Overview,” on page 9

Chapter 2, “Security Best Practices for Novell iFolder 3.7 and Later Versions,” on page 11

Chapter 3, “Security Best Practices for the iFolder Client,” on page 17

Chapter 4, “Other Security Best Practices,” on page 19

Appendix A, “Documentation Updates,” on page 21

Audience

This guide is intended for network security administrators.

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documentation/feedback.html) and enter your comments there.

Documentation Updates

For the most recent version of the Novell iFolder 3.x Security Administrator Guide, visit the Novell

iFolder 3.x documentation Web site (http://www.novell.com/documentation/ifolder3/index.html).

For emerging issues with Novell iFolder and client for versions 3.7 and later, see the Novell iFolder

3.8 Readme (http://www.novell.com/documentation/ifolder3/index.html).

Additional Documentation

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Security Best Practices Overview

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Security Best Practices Overview

This section summarizes the recommended configurations and settings required to run Novell®

iFolder®and the iFolderTM client for versions 3.7 and later in a secure mode.

Section 1.1, “Security Recommendations for iFolder 3.7 and Later Versions,” on page 9

1.1 Security Recommendations for iFolder 3.7

and Later Versions

The following table lists the iFolder server configuration settings that impact iFolder security.

Table 1-1 Security Recommendations

Parameter Possible Values Default Value Recommended Value for

Best Security

iFolder Admin user User-specified User-specified

administrator user

Special iFolder Admin

user identity for

managing iFolder

services

Equivalent iFolder

Admin users

User-specified None Users with limited

administrator rights,

such as for a specific

iFolder server

iFolder Proxy user

password

User-specified Auto generated during

initial configuration of the

iFolder server

User-specified, using

strong password

practices

Server to client

communications

SimiasRequireSSL (Yes/

No)

SimiasRequireSSL =

Yes

SimiasRequireSSL =

Yes

Server to Server

Communication

Select Yes during setup

to enable SSL, or select

No to disable SSL

Yes, SSL enabled

SimiasUrl https

SimiasCert <RAW

certificate>

Yes, SSL enabled

/usr/web/

web.config

file

SimiasUrl (https/http)

SimiasCert (RAW

certificate/none)

SimiasRequireSSL https

SimiasCert <RAW

certificate>

SimiasRequireSSL https

SimiasCert <RAW

certificate>

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