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Configuring Application Access Controls

September 21, 2020

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Application access controls, also known as management access controls, form a unified mechanism for managing user authentication and implementing rules that determine user access to applications and data. You can configure SNIPs to provide access for management applications. Management access for the NSIP is enabled by default and cannot be disabled. You can, however, control it by using ACLs.

For information about using ACLs, see Access Control Lists (ACLs).

The NetScaler appliance does not support management access to VIPs.

The following table provides a summary of the interaction between management access and specific service settings for Telnet.

Management Access	Telnet (State Configured on the NetScaler)	Telnet (Effective State at the IP Level)
Enable	Enable	Enable
Enable	Disable	Disable
Disable	Enable	Disable
Disable	Disable	Disable

The following table provides an overview of the IP addresses used as source IP addresses in outbound traffic.

Application/ IP	NSIP	SNIP	VIP
ARP	Yes	Yes	No
Server side traffic	No	Yes	No
RNAT	No	Yes	Yes
ICMP PING	Yes	Yes	No
Dynamic routing	Yes	Yes	Yes

The following table provides an overview of the applications available on these IP addresses.

Application/ IP	NSIP	SNIP	VIP
SNMP	Yes	Yes	Yes
System access	Yes	Yes	No

You can access and manage the NetScaler by using applications such as Telnet, SSH, GUI, and FTP.

Note: Telnet and FTP are disabled on the NetScaler for security reasons. To enable them, contact the customer support. After the applications are enabled, you can apply the controls at the IP level.

To configure the NetScaler to respond to these applications, you need to enable the specific management applications. If you disable management access for an IP address, existing connections that use the IP address are not terminated, but no new connections can be initiated.

Also, the non-management applications running on the underlying FreeBSD operating system are open to protocol attacks, and these applications do not take advantage of the NetScaler appliance’s attack prevention capabilities.

You can block access to these non-management applications on a SNIP or NSIP. When access is blocked, a user connecting to a NetScaler by using the SNIP or NSIP is not be able to access the non-management applications running on the underlying operating system.

To configure management access for an IP address by using the NetScaler command line:

At the command prompt, type:

set ns ip <IPAddress> -mgmtAccess <value> -telnet <value> -ftp <value> -gui <value> -ssh <value> -snmp <value> -restrictAccess (ENABLED | DISABLED)

Example:

To enable management access and restrict access for a NetScaler owned IP address:

 > set ns ip 192.0.2.20 -mgmtAccess enabled -restrictAccess ENABLED
  Done

To disable GUI access for a NSIP or SNIP address:

 > set ns ip 192.0.2.10 -gui disabled
  Done

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To enable management access for an IP address by using the NetScaler GUI:

Navigate to System > Network > IPs > IPV4s.
Open an IP address entry, and select the Enable Management Access control to support the listed applications option.

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Configuring Application Access Controls

September 21, 2020

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September 21, 2020

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Configuring Application Access Controls

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