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Security Settings

The following table lists the configurable Haivision EMS Security settings.

Note

Please contact your Network Administrator if you are unsure what to put in any of these fields or if you are unsure whether the setting is required on your network.


SettingDescription
Appliance
FIPS

To enable FIPS cryptographic compliance on your system, toggle the FIPS button to On. Enabling FIPS cryptographic compliance applies cryptographic modules accredited under the U.S. Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 140- 2.

Note

To use FIPS mode, the CPU must include support for the RDRAND instruction. As a result, EMS VMware ESXi VMs can only run in FIPS mode on the following physical hardware:

  • AMD desktop and server processors released March 2017 and later.
  • Intel desktop and server processors utilizing Ivy Bridge (April 2012) or newer microarchitecture.
High Security (STIG) Environment

To enable security hardening features for high-security environments, toggle this button to On. This setting includes:

  • Session timeouts/locks for all interfaces.
  • Stronger password requirements
  • Lock/disable accounts due to multiple authentication failures or expired passwords.
  • Disabling unnecessary services.

These steps will all be applied when the STIG setting is enabled, and will be rolled back/canceled when the STIG setting is disabled.

Note

This complies with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-53 (see https://nvd.nist.gov/800-53/ Rev 4).


Important

Only security professionals who understand the cipher support and requirements within their organization should change this setting.

Some of these settings are not supported by Haivision Play Set-Top Box or by Google Chrome.

The default list has been verified for broad acceptance, and should typically only be adjusted to mitigate new and critical vulnerabilities that may occur.

Lock Session After(High Security (STIG) Environment must be enabled) Type in the time period (in minutes) allowed for inactivity before an EMS session is locked (on all interfaces, console, ssh, and Web).
Web Server

HTTP Port

HTTPS Port

To configure the Web port for EMS:

  • HTTP Port number (Default = 80)
  • HTTPS Port number (Default = 443)
SSL ProtocolsTo specify which TLS (Transport Layer Security) versions are accepted, select from the drop-down list: TLS v1, TLS v1.2, TLS v1.2.
SSL Ciphers

To specify which SSL Ciphers are accepted, select from the drop-down list or type in another cipher name:

Advisory Notice & Consent Banner
Advisory Notice

When enabled, the banner will appear when users sign in (console, SSH and Web interface) and remain on the screen until the administrator acknowledges the usage conditions and takes explicit actions for further access. The banner is typically an advisory/warning notice to be displayed before the Sign In screen.

To enable the banner (as shown in the text box), toggle the Advisory Notice button to On.

Type or copy the banner text into the text box.

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