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PAM Rules

Definition

Soffid allows you to define rules to detect commands executed on a server. When a user launches a command defined on a rule, Soffid will detect it.

To use those rules you need to define the PAM policies. For more information, you can visit the PAM policies page.

Screen overview

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Keyboard example

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Screen example

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Keyboard example

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Standard attributes

  • Name: name to identify the rule. 
  • Description: a brief description of the rule.
  • Type: rule type.
    • Keyboard: Indicate the command typed in the terminal that you want to control.
    • Screen: Indicate the text displayed in the screen that you want to control.
  • Content: the content of the rule that Soffid will detect. Be in mind, that Soffid will consider blanks, returns, and all characters you type.
  • Modified by: user who modified that rule.
  • Modified on: the date and time of the update.

Actions

PAM rules query

Query

Allows you to query PAM rules through different search systems, Quick, Basic and Advanced.

Add or remove columns

Allows you to show and hide columns in the table.

Add new

Allows you to create a new PAM rule. You can choose that option on the hamburger menu or click the add button (+).

To add a new PAM rule it will be mandatory to fill in the required fields.

Delete

Allows you to remove one or more PAM rules by selecting one or more records and next clicking the button with the subtraction symbol (-).

To perform that action, Soffid will ask you for confirmation, you could confirm or cancel the operation.

Import

Allows you to upload a CSV file with the PAM rules list to add or update PAM rules to Soffid.

First, you need to pick up a CSV file, that CSV has to contain a specific configuration. Then you need to check the content to be loaded, it is allowed to choose if you want or not to load a specific attribute. And finally, you need to select the mappings for each column of the CSV file to import the data correctly and click the Import button.

Download CSV file

Allows you to download a CSV file with the PAM rules information.

PAM rules detail

Apply changes

Allows you to create a new configuration PAM rule or to update an existing one. To save the data it will be mandatory to fill in the required fields.

Undo

Allows you to quit without applying any changes made.

Delete

Allows you to delete a PAM rule. To perform that action, Soffid will ask you for confirmation, you could confirm or cancel the operation.


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