Administrators tab

The window for this tab is divided into 3 sections:

A taskbar (top): displays the various possible operations that can be performed (Add an administrator, Delete, Copy privileges etc.).
The list of users and user groups identified as admin (left).
The grid of administrator privileges (right).

For the purpose of compliance with the European GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), it is now possible to define an administrator with read and write privileges on the firewall but who cannot view private data stored in logs.

Nonetheless, the administrator in question can still request and obtain access privileges to such data by entering an authorization code given by his supervisor. This code is valid for a limited period defined at the moment of its creation.

Once the administrator's task is complete, this privilege can be released.

Interactive features

Some operations listed in the section Possible operations" can be performed by right-clicking on the grid of administrators:

Add an administrator,
Delete (an administrator),
Copy privileges,
Paste privileges,
Grant all privileges.

Possible operations

You will be able to create your table of administrators from your LDAP database as well as their respective privileges.

Adding an administrator

Administrator without any privileges	This type of administrator has all the basic privileges such as access to the Dashboard and to the following modules: Licenses, Maintenance, Active Update, High availability (and its wizard), CLI console, Network, Routing, Dynamic DNS, DHCP, DNS proxy cache, Objects, URL categories (and their groups), Certificates and PKI, Authentication (and its wizard), URL filtering, SSL filtering, SMTP filtering, Applications and protections, Inspection profiles, Antivirus, Antispam, Block messages, Preferences. The module Vulnerability management can only be accessed with write privileges.
Administrator with read-only access	This type of administrator has the same basic access privileges as the administrator “without privileges” with the following additional privileges: reading of SNMP logs, E-mail alerts, System events as well as reading privileges for Filtering and VPN.
Administrator with all privileges	This type of administrator has access to all modules except the Administrators and Admin account tabs in the Administrators module. NOTE There can only be one “superadministrator” with the following characteristics: The only administrator authorized to log in via the local console on Stormshield Network appliances, and only during the installation of the firewall or for maintenance operations outside of normal production use. In charge of defining the profiles of other administrators, Full access to the premises on which the firewall appliances are stored, and all operations are performed under this administrator's supervision,
Administrator for temporary accounts	This type of administrator can only manage temporary accounts defined on the firewall (creating, modifying and deleting).
Administrator with access to private data	This type of administrator can access all logs by clicking on Restricted access to logs in order to enable the Full access to logs (private data) privilege without having to enter an access code to view private data.
Administrator without access to private data	Such administrators can access all logs that do not contain private data. To enable the Full access to logs (private data) privilege, they must click on Restricted access to logs and enter the access code given to them in order to access private data.

Once you have imported your administrator, they will appear in the list “User-user group” to the left of the screen.
The following operations can be performed on this administrator.

Delete	Select the administrator to be removed from the list and click on Delete.
Move up	Places the administrator above the previous administrator in the list.
Move down	Places the administrator below the following administrator in the list.
Copy privileges	Select the administrator whose privileges you wish to copy and click on this button.
Paste privileges	Select the administrator to whom you wish to assign the same privileges as the administrator from whom the privileges have been copied and click on this button.
Grant all privileges	Regardless of the privileges assigned to the selected administrator, by clicking on this button.

Table of privileges

Your interface is in “simple view” by default. The table displays 5 columns, which represent 5 categories of privileges to which an administrator may or may not be affiliated: System, Network, Users, Firewall and Monitoring.

The icons in the table mean:

: All privileges have been assigned.
: All privileges have not been assigned.
: Some of the privileges have been assigned.

By switching to “advanced view” using the icons or (depending on the length of your screen), the table will display the details of the privileges by category. To find out the exact privileges corresponding to each column, see the bubble that appears when the mouse passes over each column header.

EXAMPLE
If you are at the top of the System column, you will see the access privileges it includes, in this case, “Maintenance” and “Objects”.

NOTES

Double-clicking on the represented icons changes the status of privileges (from “assigned” to “not assigned” for example).
Double-clicking on this icon will assign the privileges, and this icon will be displayed instead.
Any changes made to an administrator's permissions will only be applied the next time this administrator logs on. If you wish to apply a modification immediately, you will need to force the disconnection of the administrator in question (for example using the CLI command: monitor flush user).

The list of privileges that can be assigned in simple view are:

Privileges in simple view

Name	Description	Privileges assigned
System	Permissions to perform maintenance operations (backups, restorations, updates, Firewall shutdown and reboot, antivirus update, modification of antivirus update frequency and RAID-related actions in Stormshield Network Real-Time Monitor). Permission to modify Object database	modify, base, maintenance, object
Network	Permission to modify filter policy configuration and routing configuration (default route, static routes and trusted networks)	modify, base, filter, route
Users	Permission to modify users and PKI	modify, base, user, pki
Firewall	Permission to modify VPN configuration, intrusion prevention (IPS) configuration and vulnerability management	modify, base, vpn, asq, pvm
Monitoring	Permission to modify log logs and configuration from Stormshield Network Real-Time Monitor	modify, base, log, maintenance
Temporary accounts	Permission to manage temporary accounts for the "Temporary accounts" authentication policy	modify,base,voucher

Privileges in advanced view

Name	Description	Privileges assigned
Logs (R)	Reading logs	base, log_read
Filter (R)	Filter policy consultation	base, filter_read
VPN (R)	VPN configuration consultation	base, vpn_read
Access to private data (L)	Permission to view logs containing private data	base, log_read, report_read, privacy_read
Logs (W)	Permission to modify log configuration	modify, base, log
Filter (W)	Permission to modify filter policy configuration	modify, base, filter
VPN (W)	Permission to modify VPN configuration	modify, base, vpn
Management of access to private data	Permission to create tickets for ad hoc requests for access to private data in logs.	base, log_read, modify, privacy, privacy_read, report_read
PKI	Permission to modify PKI	modify, base, pki
Monitoring	Permission to modify the configuration from Stormshield Network Real-Time Monitor	modify, base, mon_write
Content filtering	Permission for URL filtering, Mail, SSL and antivirus management	modify, base, contentfilter
Objects	Permission to modify the object database	modify, base, object
Users	Permission to modify users	modify, base, user
Network	Permission to modify network configuration (interfaces, bridges, dialups, VLANs and dynamic DNS configuration)	modify, base, network
Routing	Permission to modify routing (default route, static routes and trusted networks)	modify, base, route
Maintenance	Permission to perform maintenance operations (backups, restorations, updates, firewall shutdown and reboot, antivirus update, modification of antivirus update frequency, high availability configuration and RAID-related operations in Real-Time Monitor)	modify, base, maintenance
Temporary accounts	Permission to manage temporary accounts (Users > Temporary accounts module)	modify, base, voucher
Intrusion prevention	Permission to modify Intrusion prevention (IPS) configuration	modify, base, asq
Vulnerability management	Permission to modify vulnerability management configuration (Stormshield Network Vulnerability Manager)	modify, base, pvm
Objects (global)	Permission to access global objects	modify, base, globalobject
Filter (global)	Permission to access the global filter policy	modify, base, globalfilter
Activity Reports (W)	Permission to modify Stormshield Network Activity Reports	base, report_read
Activity Reports (R)	Permission to access Stormshield Network Activity Reports	modify, base, report, report_read
Access to TPM	When the firewall is equipped with a TPM (Trusted Platform Module), this permission makes it possible to initialize the TPM and perform operations on data protected by the TPM (private keys in firewall certificates).	modify, base, tpm

The base privilege is assigned to all users systematically. With this privilege, the administrator can read the whole configuration except filtering, VPN, logs and content filtering.

The modify privilege is assigned to users who have write privileges.

The user logged in as admin will obtain the admin privilege. This is the only privilege that lets the administrator add or remove administration privileges for other users.