HP Integrated Lights-Out 2 User Guide

Login securityiLO 2 provides several login security features. After an initial failed login attempt, iLO 2 imposes a delayof five seconds. After a second failed attempt, iLO 2 imposes a delay of 10 seconds. After the third failedattempt, and any subsequent attempts, iLO 2 imposes a delay of 60 seconds. All subsequent failed loginattempts cycles through these values. An information page is displayed during each delay. This willcontinue until a valid login is completed. This feature assists in defending against possible dictionaryattacks against the browser login port.iLO 2 saves a detailed log entry for failed login attempts, which imposes a delay of 60 seconds.SSH key administrationThe SSH Key tab of the Security section displays the owner of each authorized SSH key. Up to four keyscan be authorized at one time. Multiple keys can belong to a single user.The public key path must be submitted to iLO 2. The key file should contain the user name after the end ofthe key. iLO 2 will associate each key with a local user account. If the local account does not exist or if itis deleted, the key will be invalid (the key will not be listed if the local account does not exist.)Alternatively, you can authorize SSH keys for an HP SIM server by running the mxagentconfig tool fromthe HP SIM server and specifying the address and user credentials for iLO 2. See HP SIM documentationfor more details.To authorize a new key using the browser interface:1. Click Browse and locate the key file.2. Click Authorize Key.You can view or delete any previously authorized key by selecting the key and clicking View SelectedKey or Delete Selected Key. The View Selected Key and Delete Selected Key buttons only displaywhen SSH keys are installed.SSL certificate administrationThe SSL Certificate tab of the Security section displays certificate administration information associatedwith the stored certificate. Certificate information is encoded in the certificate by the CA and is extractedby iLO 2 for display.Configuring iLO 2 36