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Chapter 11
Security Options
6. Open the
records.config
file located in Traffic Server’s
config
directory with Vi.
7. Edit the following variable:
8. Save and close the
records.config
file.
9. Restart Traffic Server.
Controlling access to Traffic Manager
You can restrict access to Traffic Manager to ensure that only authenticated users can change Traffic Server
configuration options and view performance and network traffic statistics. You can:
•
The administrator ID and password are set by default at installation to both be
admin
. You can set a new
administrator ID and password as shown below. A user that logs in to Traffic Manager with the
administrator ID has access to all Traffic Manager activities. (See ‘Setting the administrator ID and
password,” below.)
•
Create and maintain a list of administrator accounts that determines who can log into Traffic Manager and
which activities they can perform. (See
Creating a list of administrator accounts‚ on page 85
)
•
Create an access control list of IP addresses that defines which machines can access Traffic Manager. (See
Controlling host access to Traffic Manager‚ on page 86
)
•
Use SSL for secure administration (see
Using SSL for secure administration‚ on page 87
).
Setting the administrator ID and password
During the initial web cache appliance configuration an Administrator ID (
admin
) and password (
admin
)
were created that control access to Traffic Manager. A user that logs on to Traffic Manager using the correct
ID and password can view all the statistics on the Monitor tab and change any configuration options on the
Configure tab.
You can change the administrator ID and password at any time.
To change the administrator ID and password:
1. Access Traffic Manager from your browser (refer to
Accessing Traffic Manager‚ on page 8
).
2. On the Configure tab, click the Security button.
Variable
Description
proxy.config.arm.security_enabled
Set this variable to 1 to enable ARM security.
NOTE
To disable the ARM security option, set the
proxy.config.arm.security_enabled
variable
to 0 (zero).