A security rule defines a set of rules or conditions regarding a user’s access permissions and limits for accessing the AlterPath Manager and its features. The “Security Rules” feature allows the administrator to centrally create rules for as many user authorization levels as necessary. Each time a user requests a page, the system checks the security rule.Security rules deal with source filtering, network interface restriction, time and date restrictions, and authorization rules that are applied to each user.You can apply security rules to users and user groups. The “Default” rule is the rule of the default group, “User.” The conditions you configure in the “Default” rule, are automatically applied to all users except Admin users. This rule cannot be deleted.The Default rule allows all users to log on to the APM. You can change or remove some of the authorized actions, to put limits on users by default. You can also add a new rule with new authorized actions and allow certain users exclusive access to the new rule. If the chosen permission is “Allow,” you must enable at least one action from the “Authorized Actions” tab.
Default security rules form. View a list of available rules along with the description, status, and permission settings of each rule. Enter the security rule name, description, status (“Enabled” or “Disabled”) and permission (“Allow” or “Deny”). Enter the client workstation IP addresses, host and/or domain name, from which you may allow/deny a user to connect. Enter the network interfaces and subnets to which you may allow a user to connect. Enter the date and time in which the user can access the system. Define the specific authorized action (e.g., Connect to a console, connect to a KVM/net, Connect to the web management interface, etc) for this rule.