AWS Storage Gateway User Guide
Editing Access Settings for Your SMB File Share
2. Choose the gateway that you want to use to join the domain.
3. For
Actions
, choose
Edit SMB settings
to open the
Edit SMB settings
dialog box and choose the
action you want to perform.
Setting a Security Level for Your Gateway
By using a file gateway, you can specify a security level for your gateway. By specifying this security
level, you can set whether your gateway should require Server Message Block (SMB) signing or SMB
encryption, or whether you want to enable SMB version 1.
To configure security level
1. In the SMB security settings section, choose
Set security level
.
2. For
Security level
, choose one of the following:
•
Enforce encryption
– if you choose this option, file gateway only allows connections from SMBv3
clients that have encryption enabled. This option is highly recommended for environments that
handle sensitive data.
•
Enforce signing
– if you choose this option, file gateway only allows connections from SMBv2 or
SMBv3 clients that have signing enabled.
•
Client negotiated
– if you choose this option, requests are established based on what is
negotiated by the client. This option is recommended when you want to maximize compatibility
across different clients in your environment.
Note
For gateways activated before June 20, 2019, the default security level is
Client negotiated
.
For gateways activated on June 20, 2019 and later, the default security level is
Enforce
encryption
.
Using Active Directory to Authenticate Users
To use your corporate Active Directory for user authenticated access to your SMB file share, edit the SMB
settings for your gateway with your Microsoft AD domain credentials. Doing this allows your gateway to
join your Active Directory domain and allows members of the domain to access the SMB file share.
Note
Using AWS Directory Service, you can create a hosted Active Directory domain service in the
AWS Cloud.
Anyone who can provide the correct password gets guest access to the SMB file share.
You can also enable access control lists (ACLs) on your SMB file share. For information about how to
enable ACLs, see
Using Microsoft Windows ACLs to Control Access to an SMB File Share (p. 307)
.
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