Novell XDASV2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE V1 Instruction Manual

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Novell XDASv2 Administration Guide
XDASv2 for eDirectory, IDM, and NMAS
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October 15, 2010
Administration Guide

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Contents 5
Contents
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About This Guide 7
1Overview 9
1.1 Key Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.2 XDASv2 Server Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2 Configuring XDASv2 11
2.1 Installing eDirectory XDASv2 Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.2 Configuring XDASv2 Property File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.3 Configuring XDAS Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.4 Loading the Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3 iManager Plug-In for XDASv2 13
3.1 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.2 Installing iManager Plug-In for XDASv2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.3 Using iManager Plug-In Console for XDASv2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.4 Configuring XDASv2 Events for Auditing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.4.1 Configuring Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.4.2 Configuring XDASv2 Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.4.3 Configuring XDASv2 Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.5 Securing the iManager Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4 Troubleshooting 19
A XDASv2 Events 21
A.1 Account Management Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
A.2 Session Management Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
A.3 Data Item and Resource Element Management Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
A.4 Service or Application Management Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
A.5 Service or Application Utilization Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
A.6 Peer Association Management Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
A.7 Data Item or Resource Element Content Access Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
A.8 Work Flow Management Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
A.9 Role Management Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
A.10 Exceptional Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
A.11 Audit Service Management Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
A.12 Authentication Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
B XDASv2 Schema 33
B.1 XDAS V2 JSON Schema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
B.2 XDAS Field Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
B.3 Outcome Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
B.4 Example of an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

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About This Guide 7
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About This Guide
This guide describes how to configure and use XDASv2 to audit Novell eDirectory 8.8 and Novell
Identity Manager.
Chapter 1, “Overview,” on page 9
Chapter 2, “Configuring XDASv2,” on page 11
Chapter 3, “iManager Plug-In for XDASv2,” on page 13
Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting,” on page 19
Chapter A, “XDASv2 Events,” on page 21
Appendix B, “XDASv2 Schema,” on page 33
Audience
This guide is intended for Administrators.
Feedback
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included with this product. Please use the User Comments feature at the bottom of each page of the
online documentation, or go to www.novell.com/documentation/feedback.html and enter your
comments there.
Documentation Updates
For the most recent version of the XDASv2 Administration Guide, visit the eDirectory Web site
(http://www.novell.com/documentation/edir88).
Additional Documentation
For documentation on eDirectory documentation, see the following:
Novell eDirectory 8.8 Administration Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/edir88/
index.html).
Novell eDirectory 8.8 Installation Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/edir88/
index.html).
Novell iManager 2.7 Administration Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/
imanager27/index.html).

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Overview
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1
Overview
The XDASv2 specification provides a standardized classification for audit events. It defines a set of
generic events at a global distributed system level. XDASv2 provides a common portable audit
record format to facilitate the merging and analysis of audit information from multiple components
at the distributed system level. The XDASv2 events are encapsulated within a hierarchical
notational system that helps to extend the standard or existing event identifier set.The XDASv2
taxonomy defines a set of fields, of these the primary fields are observer, initiator and target.
XDASv2 events helps you easily understand the audit trails of heterogeneous applications
Section 1.1, “Key Benefits,” on page 9
Section 1.2, “XDASv2 Server Architecture,” on page 9
1.1 Key Benefits
Provides secured audit services for a distributed system.
Defines a set of generic events at a global distributed system level.
Defines a common portable audit record format to help merge and analyse the audit
information from multiple components of a distributed system.
Defines a common format for audit events that analysis applications can use.
Records XDASv2 audit trail.
Configures event preselection criteria and event disposition actions.
Provides a common audit format regardless of the platform on which the XDASv2 service is
running.
Supports heterogeneous environments without the necessity to reengineer the current operating
system or application-specific audit service implementations.
Supports adequate separation of duties for users.
Protects the audit log by making it accessible only to principals acting in specific
administrative or security roles.
1.2 XDASv2 Server Architecture

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Figure 1-1 XDASv2 Server Architecture