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FireSIGHT System User Guide
Chapter 13 Using Access Control Policies
Managing Access Control Policies
Using the Access Control Policy Comparison Report
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An access control policy comparison report is a record of all differences between two access control
policies or a policy and the currently applied policy identified by the policy comparison view, presented
in PDF format. You can use this report to further examine the differences between two policy
configurations and to save and disseminate your findings.
policies or a policy and the currently applied policy identified by the policy comparison view, presented
in PDF format. You can use this report to further examine the differences between two policy
configurations and to save and disseminate your findings.
You can generate an access control policy comparison report from the comparison view for any policies
to which you have access. Remember to save any changes before you generate a policy report; only saved
changes appear in the report.
to which you have access. Remember to save any changes before you generate a policy report; only saved
changes appear in the report.
The format of the policy comparison report is the same as the policy report with one exception: the policy
report contains all configurations in the policy, and the policy comparison report lists only those
configurations that differ between the policies. An access control policy comparison report contains the
sections described in the
report contains all configurations in the policy, and the policy comparison report lists only those
configurations that differ between the policies. An access control policy comparison report contains the
sections described in the
table.
Tip
You can use a similar procedure to compare intrusion, file, system, or health policies.
To compare two access control policies:
Access:
Admin/Access Admin/Network Admin
Step 1
Select
Policies > Access Control.
The Access Control page appears.
Step 2
Click
Compare Policies
.
The Select Comparison window appears.
Step 3
From the
Compare Against
drop-down list, select the type of comparison you want to make:
•
To compare two different policies, select
Other Policy
.
The page refreshes and the Policy A and Policy B drop-down lists appear.
•
To compare another policy to the currently active policy, select
Running Configuration.
The page refreshes and the Target/Running Configuration A and Policy B drop-down lists appear.
Table 13-10
Access Control Policy Comparison View Actions
To...
You can...
navigate individually
through changes
through changes
click
Previous
or
Next
above the title bar.
The double-arrow icon (
) centered between the left and right sides moves,
and the
Difference
number adjusts to identify which difference you are viewing.
generate a new
policy comparison
view
policy comparison
view
click
New Comparison.
The
Select Comparison
window appears. See
for more information.
generate a policy
comparison report
comparison report
click
Comparison Report
.
The policy comparison report creates a PDF document that lists only the
differences between the two policies.
differences between the two policies.