You can customize the Security Console by configuring the Security Console display and behavior attributes. Attributes are set on an administrator basis, so each
administrator can configure his or her own Security Console sessions.
You can configure the following Security Console attributes:
• Items Per List Page - you can set the number of items returned on each search results page. You can choose from 25, 50, 100, 250, or All. The default value is 25.
• Language - you can set the language used in the Security Console. The default is English.
• Keyboard Shortcuts - you can set keyboard shortcuts within the Security Console.
For example, you may configure the H key so that you can use Alt-H to return to the Security Console home page. Default values are provided for each of the shortcuts.
Configure your Security Console from the Personal Preferences page, located under My Console on the Security Console home page.
Note: When you update your personal preferences, the new settings are not visible until the next time you log on to the Security Console.
For instructions, see the Security Console Help topic “Set Personal Preferences.”
Licenses
Each Authentication Manager installation has one or more software licenses associated with it. The license represents permission to use the Authentication Manager software.
These are the license types:
Base Server. A permanent license allowing up to 2 instances of Authentication Manager.
Enterprise Server. A permanent license allowing up to 15 instances of Authentication Manager.
Each license type has a limit on the number of instances of Authentication Manager that can be installed and whether or not multiple realms are allowed. User limits are determined on an individual basis, based on the customer’s usage requirements.
For example, a customer with 10,000 employees may purchase a license for 11,000 users in order to accommodate current employees and to allow for any hiring that may happen in the future.
The following table shows the attributes for each license type.
The business continuity option allows you to temporarily enable more users to use RSA SecurID authentication than your license normally allows. RSA recommends that for users created with the temporary license, you enable them to receive
on-demand tokencodes so that you do not have to assign and deliver tokens to them.
However, if you want, you can assign them RSA SecurID tokens.
You can view the following license information on the License Status page in the Security Console:
Status. Indicates the status of the license with respect to user limits. The possible values are OK, Approaching Limit, or Limit Exceeded.
Limitation Type. Indicates how the license is restricted, either by User Count or Expiration Date. Only Evaluation licenses are restricted by expiration date.
Limit. Indicates the number of active users allowed for the license. An active user is a user who has been assigned a static passcode or at least one token.
Actual. Indicates the actual number of active users using the license. An active user is a user who has been assigned a static passcode or at least one token.
Note: The active user count is updated by an hourly batch job. If you want to view the current count without waiting for the batch job, select the Manage Existing option in the Licenses menu to view the License Status page. The License Status page displays the current active user count.
License Feature Base Server Enterprise Server
Number of users Specified by customer
at time of purchase
Specified by customer at time of purchase
Number of instances 21 15
Allows multiple realms? No Yes
Allows clusters? No Yes
RSA Credential Manager self-service
Yes Yes
RSA Credential Manager provisioning
No Yes
On-demand tokencode service Optional Optional
RADIUS Yes Yes
Business Continuity Optional Optional
Allows offline authentication? Yes Yes
1Licenses with a two instance limit allow a third instance for disaster recovery situations.
On the License Status page, click View Installed Licenses to go to the Installed Licenses page and see all of the licenses for Authentication Manager. Licenses are listed by License ID. The following information is displayed for each license:
License ID. The license’s identification number.
The license ID Context menu has two options: you can select View to view more detailed information or you can select Uninstall to uninstall the license.
Category. The license category.
Issued. Indicates the date and time that the license was issued.
Installed. Indicates the date and time that the license was installed.
Note: Only the Super Admin can perform license-related tasks.
The Security Console shows warning messages as you approach the user limit indicated by your license type. A message appears when you come within 5% of the user limit.
If you find that you need to upgrade your license to allow for additional users or instances, or to add additional features, you can obtain a new license from RSA. You can add the new license on the Install New License page in the Security Console.
Note: When you add a new license that contains features with new menu items, you must log off of Authentication Manager and then log back on to see the new system menus.
For instructions, see the Security Console Help topics “Install New Licenses” and
“Delete License.”