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RSA® Authentication Manager 8.3 Known Issues

This document describes known issues in RSA Authentication Manager 8.3. If a workaround or fix is available, it is noted or referenced in detail. Many of the workarounds require administrative privileges. If you do not have the required privileges, contact your administrator.

Appliance Deployment

Do not enter network settings on the Additional Settings window for the VMware ESXi server 6.5

Tracking Number: AM-31847

Problem: When deploying the virtual appliance directly to the VMware ESXi server 6.5, you might enter network settings on the Additional Settings window, because it seems logical, instead of following the steps in the Authentication Manager documentation. The network settings are not saved, and they must be entered again.

Workaround: Only enter network settings when prompted in the virtual machine console. For instructions on deploying the VMware virtual appliance, see the Setup and Configuration Guide at https://community.rsa.com/docs/DOC-54018 or the VMware Virtual Appliance Getting Started Guide at https://community.rsa.com/docs/DOC-86022.

Hyper-V virtual appliance VHD files not found

Tracking Number: AM-31852

Problem: While deploying the version 8.3 Hyper-V virtual appliance, the VHD files cannot be found. The Hyper-V virtual appliance file contains a create_vm.ps1 script that refers to version 8.2 SP1 VHD files.

Workaround: Edit the create_vm.ps1 script to replace 8.2.1 with 8.3.0 in the VHD filenames. The updated lines are as follows:

[string]$VHD1_NAME = "RSA_Authentication_Manager.x86_64-8.3.0-disk1.vhd",

[string]$VHD2_NAME = "RSA_Authentication_Manager.x86_64-8.3.0-disk2.vhd",

After saving the changes, you can deploy the Hyper-V virtual appliance.

VMware ESXi 6.5, Patch Release ESXi650-201801001 (52236) or later is required to deploy the virtual appliance directly on the VMware ESXi Server 6.5

Tracking Number: AM-31871

Problem: During VMware virtual appliance deployment on the VMware ESXi server 6.5, the browser displays a "TypeError" message. The version of the ESXi Embedded Host Client is earlier than Patch Release ESXi650-201801001 (52236).

Workaround: You can check your ESXi Embedded Host Client version by logging on to the ESXi host with SSH, and running the following command:

"esxcli software vib get -n esx-ui"

To download VMware ESXi 6.5, Patch Release ESXi650-201801001 (52236) or later, go to https://my.vmware.com.

Hyper-V key-value pair (KVP) and volume shadow copy service (VSS) daemons can be started manually for monitoring the virtual machine

Tracking Number: AM-31873

Problem: When Authentication Manager is deployed on the Hyper-V virtual appliance, the key-value pair (KVP) and volume shadow copy service (VSS) daemons are not used. A Hyper-V host administrator might require these services to obtain values for guest virtual machine information, such as VMOSName and VMHostName.

Workaround: You can start these services manually by running the following commands:

sudo /etc/init.d/hv_kvp_daemon start

sudo /etc/init.d/hv_vss_daemon start

Authentication (REST-based RSA SecurID Authentication API)

The minLength and maxLength properties are not returned for SECURID and SECURID_NEXT_TOKENCODE methods

Tracking Number: AM-30791

Problem: When a user attempts authentication with the SECURID or SECURID_NEXT_TOKENCODE methods, the RSA SecurID Authentication API does not return the minLength and maxLength properties. Other methods, such as SECURID_NEWPIN and SECURID_SYSTEM_GENERATED_PIN, return numbers.

Workaround: For SECURID and SECURID_NEXT_TOKENCODE, the server should return a minimum length of 4 and a maximum length of 16.

Date and time when an authentication attempt expires shows the local time and an offset for UTC time

Tracking Number: AM-30797

Problem: The attemptExpires value, which is the date and time when a REST-based authentication attempt will expire, shows the local time for the Authentication Manager instance together with a time zone offset for UTC time. The time zone offset is expressed in hours and minutes, with +hh.mm indicating that the server is ahead of UTC time and -hh.mm indicating that the server is behind UTC time.

Workaround: By design, the Authentication API bases the attemptExpires value upon https://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime, which defines a profile for ISO-8601, the International Standard for representing dates and times.

Certain REST-based authentication failures are not logged to the Authentication Activity Monitor

Tracking Number: AM-30864

Problem: If you build and deploy authentication agents that use the Authentication API, the following authentication failures are not logged in the Authentication Activity Monitor:

  • Authentication fails because an incorrect challenge method name is given.
  • Authentication fails because an invalid collected input name is given.

Workaround: Configure the imsTrace.log file to display “Errors.” Do the following:

  1. In the Security Console, select Setup > System Settings.
  2. Click Logging.
  3. Select an instance, and click Next.
  4. From the Trace Log drop-down list, select Error.
  5. Click Save.

After an error occurs, you can use SSH to log on to the appliance operating system. View the details in the imsTrace.log file in the /opt/rsa/am/server/logs directory.

Backup and Restore

Local backup fails after planned promotion of a replica instance.

Tracking Number: AM-30364

Problem: After promoting a replica instance to primary, attempting to make a local backup from the new primary fails, triggering the message “An error occurred while backing up the system: Failed to backup the system files.”

Workaround:

  1. Log on to the appliance using an SSH client.
  2. Change directories:

    cd /opt/rsa/am/utils

  3. Type the following, then press ENTER to update TLS 1.2 Mode properties:

    /rsautil store -a enable_min_protocol_tlsv1_2 <setting> restart

    Where <setting> is true if you want to enforce strict TLS 1.2 Mode, or false if you do not.

Documentation

AMI deployment procedure should state that m4.large or better instance types are supported on Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Tracking Number: AM-31773

Problem: The AMI deployment procedure says to select an m4.large instance type.

Workaround: As stated in the documented requirements, an administrator can select m4.large or better.

Forward and back arrow buttons do not work when you open Help topics through a direct link

Tracking Number: AM-30700

Problem: After you open a Help topic through the Help on this page menu, the forward and back arrow buttons do not work. If you click Help > All Help Topics, you can use these buttons to display Help topics in the order listed in the Contents frame.

Workaround: After opening a topic through the Help on this page menu, you can search for additional topics or select additional topics through the Contents frame. Selecting a second Help topic enables the forward and back arrow buttons.

Firewall

Appliance internal firewall lists port 7050 as open for a deleted read-only database user’s IP address

Tracking Number: AM-30909

Problem: After you delete a read-only database user, port 7050 is listed as open for the deleted user’s IP address. The deleted user cannot connect with the deleted User ID. Port 7050 can accept packets from the IP address, but no credentials exist to complete the connection.

Workaround: Close port 7050 for the deleted user’s IP address. Deploy the appliance in a subnet that also has an external firewall to segregate it from the rest of the network.

Appliance internal firewall creates more than one ACCEPT rule and DROP rule for the same IP address

Tracking Number: AM-30911

Problem: The appliance has an internal firewall creates an ACCEPT rule and a DROP rule for each user’s IP address in the Authentication Manager internal database. When more than one user has the same IP address, the firewall creates multiple ACCEPT and DROP rules.

Workaround: No additional actions are necessary. The duplicate rules are successfully applied.

Localization

Localized Help Links Might Not Work in Some Browsers

Tracking Number: AM-31930

Problem: After applying an RSA Authentication Manager 8.3 language pack, for a language other than English, some browsers might display a "404 - Page Not Found" error message when you attempt to open the online Help through one of the consoles. The User Interface (UI) is successfully localized. In addition, each language pack includes localized PDF files.

Workaround: Use any supported browser to view the localized Help outside of the consoles. You do not need to set the browser locale.

Do the following:

  1. Download the required language pack from RSA Link at https://community.rsa.com/community/products/securid/authentication-manager-83/downloads.
  2. Extract the zip file.
  3. To view the combined Help for the Operations Console and the Security Console, open \Country_Code\Help\RSA_Authentication_Manager_Help\index.html

    To view the Self-Service Console Help, open \Country_Code\Help\Self-Service_Console_Help\index.html

User interface elements not localized

Tracking Number: AM-31944, AM-31995, AM-31996

Problem: Certain user interface elements require localization:

  • The OK button is not localized on the RSA SecurID Access information window that displays information about Authentication Manager and the Cloud Authentication Service. The OK button is only localized for the Chinese language.
  • On the Security Console home page and in the User Dashboard, the Identity Source selection field displays HTML code, instead of localized text.
  • The Operations Console home page is not localized for the Chinese language.

Workaround: None.

The RSA SecurID Access information window does not appear for the French Language

Tracking Number: AM-31999

Problem: The French language pack does not include the RSA SecurID Access window that displays information about Authentication Manager and the Cloud Authentication Service.

Workaround: The same information is available at https://www.rsa.com/en-us/products/rsa-securid-suite/rsa-securid-access. For a direct link from the Security Console, select Help > Learn More.

Promotion for Maintenance

After promoting a replica instance to primary, attempting to promote the former primary instance back to primary status fails.

Tracking Number: AM-30394, AM-30564

Problem: Promoting a replica instance to primary succeeds, but subsequent attempts to promote the former primary instance back to primary status fail, triggering the message “Promotion was unsuccessful. Unable to extract logs from original primary.”

Workaround:

  1. Log on to the appliance using an SSH client.
  2. Change directories:

    cd /opt/rsa/am/utils

  3. Type the following, then press ENTER to update TLS 1.2 Mode properties:

    /rsautil store -a enable_min_protocol_tlsv1_2 <setting> restart

  4. Where <setting> is true if you want to enforce strict TLS 1.2 Mode, or false if you do not.

No information displayed on the primary instance Progress Monitor during a promotion for maintenance

Tracking Number: AM-30839

Problem: If you log onto the Operation Console for the replica instance and promote the replica instance, and then log onto the Operation Console for the current primary instance during the promotion, the primary instance Progress Monitor does not show any information.

Workaround: Log back or remain logged onto the Operation Console of the replica instance during the promotion to view the Progress Monitor information. When the promotion is complete, the Operation Console confirms the promotion to a primary instance with next steps.

Only the administrator running the pre-promotion check on a replica instance can see the status

Tracking Number: AM-30849

Problem: Before promoting a replica instance, you must run the pre-promotion check. Another administrator cannot view the status or results of this task in the Progress Monitor.

Workaround: This functionality is intentional. The pre-promotion check allows the administrator who is promoting the replica instance to identify and correct any issues. When the promotion for maintenance begins, any administrator can view the Progress Monitor on the replica instance that is being promoted.

Quick Setup

The first Quick Setup task on a Hyper-V virtual appliance displays a later start time than the second task

Tracking Number: AM-28393

Problem: If you select a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server for RSA Authentication Manager that the Hyper-V host machine does not use, the first Quick Setup task might display a later start time than the second Quick Setup task.

Workaround: This time display issue does not affect deployment or RSA SecurID authentication.

Quick Setup on Amazon Web Services (AWS) does not display the time and date after synchronizing to the physical hardware

Tracking Number: AM-31727

Problem: The AWS virtual appliance requires you to obtain the correct time and date by selecting an NTP server or by synchronizing with the physical hardware hosting the virtual appliance. During Quick Setup on AWS, the time and date is not displayed for the physical hardware option.

Workaround: This issue only affects Quick Setup. The correct time and date is displayed in the Operations Console.

RSA RADIUS

Cannot create IPv4 addresses for IPv6 RADIUS clients after removing IPv6 network settings

Tracking Number: AM-29485

Problem: If you disable IPv6 network settings in the Operations Console, you cannot update existing IPv6 RADIUS clients to use IPv4 addresses.

Workaround: Re-enable IPv6 network settings, update the IPv6 RADIUS clients to use IPv4 addresses, and then disable the IPv6 network settings again. Delete any IPv6 RADIUS clients that are no longer needed.

Authentication Manager does not track which IPv6 RADIUS Clients are sending authentication requests

Tracking Number: AM-29509

Problem: If the <ANY> client is not selected, Authentication Manager should track which IPv6 RADIUS clients are sending authentication requests. Instead, authentication requests using the shared secret specified for the <ANY> client are processed regardless of the originating client’s IPv6 address.

Workaround: This feature works for IPv4 RADIUS clients. This issue is being resolved in a future RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 patch.

RSA SecurID Authenticate Tokencodes

Authentication Manager Bulk Administration (AMBA) utility does not support RSA SecurID Authenticate Tokencodes

Tracking Number: AM-30858

Problem: The RSA Authentication Manager 8.3 Bulk Administration (AMBA) utility does not support the RSA SecurID Authenticate app. For example, you cannot use the unassign or replace token commands for RSA SecurID Authenticate Tokencodes.

Workaround: Use the Security Console to manage Authenticate Tokencodes. For more information, see the Authentication Manager Help topic “RSA SecurID Authenticate Tokencodes.”

No entries for the RSA SecurID Authenticate app on the SecurID Token Statistics page

Tracking Number: AM-30915

Problem: On the SecurID Token statistics page, no information is displayed for the RSA SecurID Authenticate app.

Workaround: All custom reports that display RSA SecurID hardware and software tokens include the RSA SecurID Authenticate app, except for the “Token Expiration Report.” For more information, see “Reports” on RSA Link: https://community.rsa.com/docs/DOC-77230.

RSA Token Management Snap-in (MMC)

RSA Token Management snap-in for Active Directory does not allow administrators to edit certain properties for undistributed software tokens

Tracking Number: AM-30916

Problem: The RSA Token Management snap-in for Active Directory does not allow administrators to edit the Notes field or choose whether to require a PIN for software tokens that have not yet been distributed.

You can change other Authentication Settings, such as clearing an existing PIN, requiring a PIN change on the next logon, and disabling the token.

Workaround: Do one of the following:

  • Distribute the software tokens. After the tokens are distributed, you can edit these fields with the RSA Token Management snap-in.
  • Use the Security Console to manage all tokens.

Upgrading

Do not promote a version 8.2 SP1 replica instance if there is a version 8.3 primary instance

Tracking Number: AM-29322

Problem: After the primary instance has been upgraded to RSA Authentication Manager 8.3, promoting a version 8.2 SP1 replica instance for disaster recovery creates a second primary instance. The same issue occurs in earlier releases, for example, if you upgrade a primary instance from version 8.2 to version 8.2 SP1 and then promote a version 8.2 replica instance.

Workaround: If the Authentication Manager upgrade does not succeed, you must restore from a backup file, a VMware snapshot, or a Hyper-V checkpoint. Always upgrade the primary instance before upgrading the replica instances in your version 8.1 SP1 deployment.

Web-Tier Installer License Agreement screen includes clickable links that do not open external websites

Tracking Number: AM-30162

Problem: The Web-Tier Installer includes a License Agreement screen that allows you to click the links for external websites. The links redirect you to the top of the license agreement.

Workaround: To visit the external websites, copy each link from the License Agreement screen, and paste it into a browser.

Hardened RSA Authentication Manager 8.3 machine without a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server not restarting after an upgrade

Tracking Number: AM-30172

Problem: If an RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 machine that was hardened with the ADG Security Control file does not have access to an NTP server, it will not restart after a successful upgrade to RSA Authentication Manager 8.3. The same issue can occur after upgrading a hardened version 8.1 SP1 machine to version 8.2 or a hardened version 8.2 machine to version 8.2 SP1.

Workaround: Before upgrading a hardened machine, select an NTP server as a time source. Go to Administration > Date & Time, and follow the instructions in “Update System Date and Time Settings” on RSA Link: https://community.rsa.com/docs/DOC-76927.

Updating the web tier on Linux creates empty rsa-install folders in the /tmp directory

Tracking Number: AM-30868

Problem: After installing the version 8.2 SP1 web tier on Linux, any updates, such as adding a custom logo, causes the /tmp directory to have empty folders with the prefix “rsa-install.”

Workaround: In the /tmp directory, delete the empty rsa-install folders.

An Intel-based hardware appliance requires the SNMPSA file before an upgrade to RSA Authentication Manager 8.3

Tracking Number: AM-31801, AM-31875

Problem: On a hardware appliance with a system board, chassis, and other components manufactured by Intel, the upgrade from version 8.2 SP1 to version 8.3 does not succeed if the SNMPSA file is missing. The /etc/init.d/snmpsa file is used by the SNMP SubAgent for Intel Server Boards.

If the upgrade is unable to roll back the changes automatically, then you might need to perform disaster recovery procedures. For more information, see the following topics on RSA Link:

This issue does not apply to the Amazon Web Services virtual appliance, the VMware virtual appliance, the Hyper-V virtual appliance, or the Dell hardware appliance that is based upon the Dell PowerEdge Server R210, R230, R630, or R710.

Workaround: To check whether your hardware appliance is affected, do the following:

  1. Log on to the appliance using an SSH client.
  2. Change to the root user:

    sudo su -

  3. Run the command to specify the vendor:

    dmidecode | grep -i vendor

    If Dell is returned, then the SNMPSA file is not used, and this issue does not apply to your hardware appliance.

    If Intel is returned, then the SNMPSA file is required.

  4. Run the command to check for the SNMPSA file:

    ls -l /etc/init.d/snmpsa

    If the file is located, then the upgrade can succeed.

    If the file is not found, then you must apply the hotfix AM-31801.

  5. Download AM-31801.zip from the Knowledgebase article 000036105 at https://community.rsa.com/docs/DOC-86959, extract the contents, and follow the instructions in Readme.txt.

Miscellaneous

VMware virtual appliance does not include a DVD/CD drive

Tracking Number: AM-28663

Problem: The VMware virtual appliance does not include a DVD/CD drive for applying updates.

Workaround: Use the VMware vSphere Client to shut down the virtual machine and add a DVD/CD drive. For more information, see the Help topic “VMware DVD/CD or ISO Image Mounting Guidelines” on RSA Link at https://community.rsa.com/docs/DOC-77220.

In addition, you can apply Authentication Manager updates through your local browser, or you can scan for stored updates in an NFS share or a Windows shared folder.

Operations Console shows intermittent replication failure on the primary instance

Tracking Number: AM-30373

Problem: The Operations Console displays intermittent reports that replication has failed on the primary instance. Actual replication of data between instances works properly, but the replication status error interferes with all Authentication Manager functions that rely on a system health check.

Workaround: Modify objects (such as users or tokens) using the Security Console, or perform authentication to trigger replication and reset the replication status indicator.

Cannot delete a replica instance while it is being synchronized

Tracking Number: AM-31481

Problem: If you manually synchronize a replica instance with data from the primary instance, you cannot delete the replica instance while it is being synchronized.

Workaround: Wait until synchronization is complete to delete the replica instance.

Changing the User ID clears recent authentication activity from the User Dashboard

Tracking Number: AM-31701

Problem: If you change a User ID, then the User Dashboard will display the time and date of the user’s last successful authentication, but does not display other recent authentication activity. The Recent Authentication Activity component normally displays information from the past seven days.

Workaround: Use another approach to display authentication activity for the original user ID:

Archived log files are not stored in the correct directory after upgrading

Tracking Number: AM-31789

Problem: After upgrading to RSA Authentication Manager 8.3, archived log files are not saved in the default /opt/rsa/am/Log_archive directory.

Workaround: You can move the archived log files from the /opt/rsa/am/server directory into the /opt/rsa/am/Log_archive directory.

To prevent this issue from occurring again, apply Patch 1 or later, and then save any change on the Schedule Log Archival page or the Archive Now page. For example, change the Days Kept Online field from 100 to 101 and click Save. Repeat the procedure to change the field to the original value.  For instructions, see “Archive Logs Using Schedule Log Archival” at https://community.rsa.com/docs/DOC-77401 or “Archive Logs Using Archive Now” at https://community.rsa.com/docs/DOC-77439.

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