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The Secure Service Credential (SSC) technology applies exclusively to service processor activities and not host-initiated actions on array devices. These service credentials describe who is logging in, the capabilities they have, a time period that the credential is good for, and the auditing of actions the service personnel performed which can be found in the symaudit logs. If these credentials are not validated, the user cannot log in to the MMCS or other internal functions. SSC covers both on-site and remote login.
Some of the security features are transparent to the customer, such as service access authentication and authorization by Dell Support and SC (user ID information) restricted access (MMCS and Dell Support internal functions). Access is definable at a user level, not just at a host level. All user ID information is encrypted for secure storage within the array.
MMCS-based functions honor Solutions Enabler Access Control settings per authenticated user to limit the view or control of non-owned devices in shared environments such as SRDF-connected systems.