CISCO Smart Software Manager On Prem User Guide

Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem Quick Start Installation Guide

Version 8 Release 202401

First Published: 02/16/2015
Last Modified: 3/15/2024

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Smart Software Manager On-Prem Quick Start Installation

The following steps show the SSM On-Prem installation workflow for installing an ISO image.

Quick Start Installation UI:

• Setup Hostname
• System Classification: The options are default Unclassified, Confidential, Secret, Top Secret. If you choose the option, this classification shows up on the console Message of the Day banner
• FIPS 140-2 Mode: Not changeable

Step 4| Select System Profile

• Standard Profile
• DISA STIG Profile which enables the OS (CentOS 7.5.1804) to go into STIG Mode

Step 5| Enter IPv4 and/or IPv6 network values per your network environment. Required values are:

• Address
• Subnet mask / Prefix
• Gateway

Step 6| Configure the DNS.
Step 7| Click OK.
Once the network settings are entered, you are now ready to complete the installation of SSM On-Prem. Proceed to step 8.
Step 8| The Popup for Configure System Password displays. Enter a secure Linux SSH password for SHELL access.

NOTE: This is different than the UI admin password. Please keep this password in a safe location as there is no password recovery option.

Step 9| Re-enter the Password.
Step 10| Click OK.

The initial setup is now complete, wait for the installation to complete (approximately 10-15 mins) before opening the application.

NOTE: It is recommended that you dismount the ISO image from the system after installation and reboot the server. The SSM On-Prem system automatically boots up.

Selecting a System Profile

SSM On-Prem provides two profiles.

• Standard Profile: You will be prompted with the default centos shell with the option to use the On-Prem console. This profile provides the standard security features usually required by nondefense organizations. These features include:
  o Sha 256 signing key increased patch security with the addition of sha256 signing key
  o LDAP Secure SSM On-Prem supports tls (Transport Layer Security) and plain text login. LDAP forces correct configuration of the host, port, bind dn, and password. If these parameters are incorrect or not entered you will receive an error message.
  o Additional security features include:
  • Forcing the Administrator to update the system password during installation
  • Disallow changing the admin password back to the default password.
  • Adding/Deleting a User is now recorded in the Event Log.
  • Automatically logging Users out of the system when they have been idle for 10 minutes.

• DISA STIG Profile: When you ssh into the shell, you are placed into the whitelisted console which will prevent root access and limit you to using only the whitelisted console commands in the On-Prem console. Select this security profile at installation if STIP compliance is required. This profile selection enables security features required for Department of Defense security systems. In addition, the features enabled with this profile selection are compliant with Security Technical Implementation Guide) STIG standards. STIG features include:
  o Browser certs management where the browser certificate and framework are enabled. This feature allows the customer to import their own cert through the browser on their local directory.
  o Password management that allows the User to set password strength and password rest/recovery workflow. New tabs have been added in the Security Widget for setting password expiration parameters along with specific password settings to create greater password strength capability.
  o ADFS: OAuth ADFS adds OAuth Active Directory Federation Services support for LDAP.
  o Active directory (OAUTH2): Adds Active Directory Federation Services support in addition to Active Directory support to LDAP group import.

References

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