SSH

This chapter contains an example of a basic WHEEL Wheel Fudo PAM PAM configuration, to monitor SSH access to a remote server. In this scenario, the user connects to the remote server over the SSH protocol and logs in to the WHEEL Wheel Fudo PAM PAM using an individual login and password combination (john_smith/john69). When establishing the connection with the remote server, WHEEL Wheel Fudo PAM PAM substitutes the login and the password with the previously defined values: root/password (authentication modes are described in the User authentication modes section).

Prerequisites

Description below assumes that the system has been already initiated. The initiation procedure is described in the System initiation topic.

Configuration

Adding a server

1. Select Management > Servers.
2. Click Add.

3. Provide essential configuration parameters:

Parameter	Value
Name	test_server
Blocked
Protocol	SSH
Description	Test server
Permissions
Granted users
Destination host
Address	10.0.2.22
Port	22

4. Click i to download the target server’s pulic key.

5. Click i to generate the proxy server’s private key or i to upload the .PEM file private key definition.

Note

For security reasons the form displays server’s public key derived from the generated or uploaded private key.

6. Click Save.

Adding a user

1. Select Management > Users.
2. Click Add.

3. Provide essential user information:

Parameter	Value
Login	john_smith
Blocked
Account validity	Indefinite
Role	user
Preferred language	English
Safes	default settings
Full name	John Smith
Email	john@smith.com
Organization
Phone
AD Domain
LDAP Base
Permissions
Granted users
Authentication
Type	Password
Password	john11
Repeat password	john11

4. Click Save.

Adding a listener

1. Select Management > Listeners.
2. Click Add.

3. Provide essential configuration parameters:

Parameter	Value
Name	ssh_listener
Blocked
Mode	proxy
Local address	10.0.8.64
Port	10050

4. Click i to generate the proxy server’s private key or i to upload the .PEM file private key definition.

Note

For security reasons the form displays server’s public key derived from the generated or uploaded private key.

5. Click Save.

Adding an account

1. Select Management > Accounts.
2. Click Add.

3. Provide essential configuration parameters:

Parameter	Value
General
Name	server_account
Account type	Forward
Session recording	complete
OCR sessions
Delete session data after	61 days
Domain
Login	administrator
Permissions
Granted users
Password
Password change policy
Replace secret

4. Click i to generate the proxy server’s private key or i to upload the .PEM file private key definition.

Note

For security reasons the form displays server’s public key derived from the generated or uploaded private key.

5. Click Save.

Defining a safe

1. Select Management > Safes.
2. Click Add.

3. Provide essential configuration parameters:

Parameter	Value
General
Name	the_safe
Notifications
Ask for login reason
Policies
Protocol functionality
RDP
SSH
VNC
Objects relations
Users	john_smith
Accounts	server_account
Listeners	ssh_listener

4. Click Save.

Establishing connection

At this point john_smith can connect to the target host over the SSH protocol.

Example:

Note

Note that the fingerprint displayed when connecting to the target host for the first time is the same as was generated during server configuration.

After accepting the connection, user will be asked for the password. After successful authentication WHEEL Wheel Fudo PAM PAM starts recording user’s activities.

Viewing user session

1. Open a web browser and go to the 10.0.8.64 web address.
2. Enter the login and password to login to the WHEEL Wheel Fudo PAM PAM administration panel.

3. Select Management > Sessions.
4. Click Active.
5. Find John Smith’s session and click i.

Related topics:

• Requirements
• Data model
• Configuration