I noticed some differences in the user expiration between RSA Authentication Manager 7.1 and RSA Authentication Manager 7.1 SP2. When assigning a token to an user in RSA AM7.1, the user automatically gets an expiration date set on its user account. The default expiration date is one year. I cannot reproduce this same symptom with RSA AM7.1SP2. When I assign a token to an user, the user doesn’t get an expiration date set. I prefer this behavior above setting an expiration date on the user. Setting an expiration date means extra administrative burden for system engineers.

When an user account expires, the user doesn’t have the opportunity to log in on an Authentication Agent. When using the Real-time Activity Monitor, you will see an error message for the specific user with the reason “Principal account expired”.

I configured the reporting functionality to generate reports on monthly basis to filter all user account which expired within the next X days. You can use the built-in template “Expired User Accounts” to generate the report. Next I created a scheduled report to run every last day of the month. This way system engineers can proactively monitor which user account will expire in the near future. One drawback from the scheduled report functionality is lacking the ability to send the report to an mail account. You have to log in to the RSA Security Console to view the reports.

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René Jorissen

Co-owner and Solution Specialist at 4IP Solutions

René Jorissen works as Solution Specialist for 4IP in the Netherlands. Network Infrastructures are the primary focus. René works with equipment of multiple vendors, like Cisco, Aruba Networks, FortiNet, HP Networking, Juniper Networks, RSA SecurID, AeroHive, Microsoft and many more. René is Aruba Certified Edge Expert (ACEX #26), Aruba Certified Mobility Expert (ACMX #438), Aruba Certified ClearPass Expert (ACCX #725), Aruba Certified Design Expert (ACDX #760), CCNP R&S, FCNSP and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEF) certified. You can follow René on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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